This document discusses smoking and its health effects. It outlines ways tobacco is consumed and ingredients in cigarettes like acetone, ammonia, arsenic and carbon monoxide. Reasons for smoking include addiction, social pressures and stress relief. Health risks of smoking include heart disease, strokes, lung cancer and other illnesses. The document provides tips for quitting smoking and reasons to quit like improved health, saving money and setting a good example.

2.  Introduction
 Ways to consume tobacco
 Smoking ingredients
 Reasons for smoking
 Health effects
 consequences
 How to overcome
 How to quit
 Reasons for quitting
 Benefits of quitting
 bibliography

3.  Smoking refers to the inhalation and
exhalation of fumes from burning tobacco in
cigars, cigarettes and pipes .

5. CHEMICALS PRESENTS IN CIGARETTES :-
 Acetone – Found In Nail Polish Remover
 Acetic Acid – An Ingredient In Hair Dye
 Ammonia – A Common Household Cleaner
 Arsenic – Used In Rat Poison
 Benzene – Found In Rubber Cement
 Butane – Used In Lighter Fluid
 Cadmium – Active Component In Battery Acid
 Carbon Monoxide – Released In Car Exhaust Fumes
 Formaldehyde – Embalming Fluid
 Hexamine – Found In Barbecue Lighter Fluid
 Lead – Used In Batteries
 Naphthalene – An Ingredient In Mothballs
 Methanol – A Main Component In Rocket Fuel
 Nicotine – Used As Insecticide
 Tar – Material For Paving Roads
 Toluene - Used To Manufacture Paint

6.  Its an Addiction
 Psychological Dependendency
 Social Integration
 They’re Mirroring Others
 Peer pressure
 Enjoyment in Smoking
 Weight Control
 Experimentation /Adventure
 to look and be cool
 To feel relaxed
 Stress Removal
 To think properly
 Relaxing Breath
 Parents or role models smoke

7.  It causes heart disease, stroke, lung diseases
like chronic bronchitis and emphysema,
osteoporosis, and cataracts and many other
health related problems.

8.  Health diseases
 Wastage of money
 Wastage of energy

9.  Nicotine gum
 Advertisements on risk of smoking
 Increase in the price of cigarettes
 Age limits for purchasing cigarettes
 Warning labels
 Awareness campaigns

10.  S = set a quit date
 T = tell family, friends that you plan to quit
 A = anticipate & plan for the challenges
you’ll face while smoking
 R = remove cigarettes & tobacco from your
home, car …
 T = talk to your Dr. about getting help to
quit

11.  Smoking is addictive
 Smoking kills
 Smoking is expensive

12.  General health improves
 More energy
 Save money
 Sense of taste & smell improves
 Set an example for young people

13.  www.tobaccofreemaine.org/quit_tobacco/
 http://smoking.ygoy.com/what-is-smoking/
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