Brock Gerber
Clarence Sconiers
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SMOKING
THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SMOKING
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Produces second-hand smoke
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Causes accidental fires
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Causes death prematurely
SECOND-HAND SMOKE
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Over 4,000 chemicals
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Can cause lung cancer
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Causes disease and premature death
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/ETS
RESPONSE TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE
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Ban public smoking
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ACCIDENTAL FIRES CAUSED BY SMOKING
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Deadly fires
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Cause injury
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Why are they so deadly?
 Where
and when the fire ignites
 Age
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tfrs/v5i5.pdf
RESPONSE TO SMOKING FIRES
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Create a “fire-safe” cigarette
 Don’t
burn unless smoked
 Modify cigarette properties
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tfrs/v5i5.pdf
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PREMATURE DEATH
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Second-hand smoke
Fires
Cancer
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Lung cancer most
prevalent
Heart Disease
Stroke
Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease
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Emphysema
Bronchitis
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SmokingAndTobacco/HealthRisks.pdf
http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/8/m8_5.pdf
www.islamzpeace.com/2009/02/14/is-smoking-haram
All causes of death in nonsmokers and cigarette smokers- Men
2500
Notice the yellow
bars are higher in
premature deaths
of men starting
from age 35 to age
74.
2000
Deaths
1500
Men Nonsmokers
Men Current Cigarette Smokers
1000
500
0
Age
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80+
cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/8/m8_5.pdf
All Causes of death in nonsmokers and cigarette smokerswomen
3000
Results are skewed
due to twice as
many nonsmokers
than current
smokers in women.
However, if you look
at percentage of
deaths nonsmokers
die 3.4% compared
to smokers dying
4.77% in CPS-II.
2500
2000
1500
1000
Women Nonsmokers
Women Current Cigarette
Smokers
500
0
Age
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80+
http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/8/m8_5.pdf
Percentages of Deaths by Disease/Cancer
in CPS-II
Both Death without disease
13%
Men Nonsmokers
18%
Women Current Cigarette
Smokers
15%
Men Current Cigarette
Smokers
33%
Women Nonsmokers
21%
http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/8/m8_5.pdf
CONCLUSION AND RESPONSE
Smokers are more likely to die early
 Smoking causes cancers and disease
 What to do to stop this?
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 Ban
cigarette sales
 Economic
reasons won’t allow this
 Government
 Less
regulations on cigarettes
harmful chemicals
 Less addicting
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