TOBACCO:THE GREAT
KILLER !
What is Tobacco?
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It is the leaves of a
plant called Nicotiana
tabacum.
There are more than
70 species of
tobacco.
How is Tobacco Processed?
• Leaves are dried and powdered, through a process
called ‘Curing’
How is Tobacco Used?
Beedis
Cigrarettes
Snuff
Pan Masala
What does Tobacco Contain?
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Nicotine – Addiction causing Substance
Tar – a dark mixture of 4000 poisonous
chemicals (many of them causing cancers)
Carbon Monoxide – a poisonous gas (same
gas from car exhaust)
Why is Tobacco Dangerous?
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It is the Biggest KILLER
It Kills 50,00,000 people
every year !
10,00,000 in India !
It causes more than 25
diseases !
Cost of tobacco use is
Rs. 4500,000,000,000
every year globally.
Diseases Caused by Tobacco
Tobacco causes diseases in almost all parts of the body
Heart Attack
Heart Attack is caused by Tar in tobacco causing damage
to the blood vessels of the heart
Brain Damage & Stroke
Normal Brain
Brain after Stroke
Stroke is caused by Tar in tobacco causing damage to the
blood vessels of the brain
Foot and Leg Ulcers
Leg Ulcers are caused by Tar in tobacco blocking the
blood vessels to the legs
Chronic Bronchitis
Normal Lung
Lung with Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic Bronchitis is caused by tobacco smoke
destroying the healthy lung tissues
Lung Cancer
Normal Lung
Lung with Cancer
Lung Cancer is the most dangerous disease of
tobacco smoking. Death is 100% sure.
Throat Cancer
Tobacco causes
Throat Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Tobacco causes
Stomach
Cancer
Food Pipe Cancer
Tobacco
causes Food
Pipe Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Tobacco
causes
Bladder
Cancer
Mouth Cancer
Pan Masala
causes
Mouth
Cancer
Passive Smoking
Passive
Smoking is
Inhalation
of tobacco
smoke from
someone
else
This smoke contains 2 times more nicotine and tar
than directly inhaled smoke.
Smoking During Pregnancy
Inhalation of
tobacco smoke
during pregnancy
causes birth
defects in the
baby
Benefits of Quitting Tobacco
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Within 8 hours, carbon monoxide level in body
drops
Within 3 days, breathing becomes easier
Within 6 months, coughing, stuffy nose,
tiredness gone
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Within 1 year, risk of heart attack is cut in half
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Within 10 years, risk of lung cancer is cut in half
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Within 15 years, risk of heart attack is the same
as a person who never smoked!
Other Benefits of Quitting
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Set a good example for children!
Will no longer affect the health of others
because of passive smoking!
More money to save or to spend on other
things!
More energy to do the things you love!
Become a more acceptable person to every
one!
Quitting is Actually Easy
Children can play an
important role in
making grown-ups
quit the tobacco
habit
Lets Defeat the Evil …
and
Create a Tobacco Free Society