Krystin Baker
CAS 100A Effective Speech Communication
Penn State Hazleton
April 11, 2011
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Pregnancy & Secondhand Smoke
Health
Lifestyle & Costs
Healing Process

• Cigarette smoking has been identified as the most important source of preventable morbidity and premature in the United States and the world.
• Women account for 39% of all smoking deaths
• Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide account for almost every smokingrelated complication in pregnancies.
Smoking Effects on the Human Body,2004
Chris Woolston,2009
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• Smoking lowers the chance of conceiving during any particular cycle by about 40%.
• The pulse of a smoker’s baby can be 30% faster.
• Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled.
- It has been found in every part of the body and in breast milk.
• Babies have been seen born prematurely, too small, or die before they can be born at all.
Smoking Effects on the Human Body,2004
Chris Woolston, 2009
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• Carcinogens in tobacco smoke damage important genes that control the growth of cells, causing them to grow abnormally or to reproduce too rapidly.
• The toxins in your bloodstream go directly into the baby’s which is their only source of oxygen and nutrients.
• Most serious pregnancy complications can be traced back to nicotine and carbon monoxide reducing supply of oxygen.
• Oxygen is cut off narrowing red blood cells throughout the body including in the umbilical cord.
-Forcing the baby to breathe through a narrow straw
Chris Woolston, 2009

• On average, smoking during pregnancy doubles the chances that a baby will be born too early or weigh less than 5 ½ lbs. at birth.
• Smoking also doubles the risk of stillbirth
• Pack- a- day habit: will shave about a half- pound from a baby’s birth weight
• Two packs a day: could make a baby a full pound or more lighter.
• Lungs of a baby are underdeveloped making the first days or weeks time attached to a respiration.
- May continue having breathing problems forever
• Babies are vulnerable to asthma and have double or even triple the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
• Babies also are more likely to have learning disorders, behavioral problems, and relatively low IQs.
Chris Woolston, 2009

• Asthma, bronchitis, respiratory and ear infections increase in children of smokers.
• More than 6,200 children die each year from infections and burns because of parents who smoke.
• Each day, more than 5,000 children try smoking, and
3,000 become hooked.
• Secondhand Smoke exposure causes disease and premature death in children and adults who do not smoke.
• Exposure of adults to secondhand smoke has immediate adverse effects on the cardiovascular system and causes coronary heart disease and lung cancer.
Smoking Facts,2008
Terry Martin,2010

• Smoking- related diseases cause an estimated 440,000 American deaths each year.
Smoking Effects on the Human Body, 2004
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• Tooth Loss
- Smokers are up to 6 times more likely than nonsmokers to develop gum disease
• Natural glow disappears
-Wrinkles, gauntness, and a gray appearance
• Cancers
-mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, lung, larynx, oral cavity, pancreas, and skin
• Stretch Marks
-Nicotine damages the fibers and connective tissue in your skin, causing it to lose elasticity and strength.
• Blood Flow is decreased & Nerve- muscle junctions affected
- Cold hands and feet, tremors, and shaking
15 ways smoking ruins your looks,2009

• Cataracts
- Smoking puts more oxidative stress on the lens of the eyes
Oxidative Stress is thought to be the general mechanism behind the aging process: Development of cancers, cardiovascular disease, and
COPD.
It also mutates DNA, promoting atherosclerosis, and leads to chronic lung injury.
• Wound healing disappears
• Warts
• Flabby tummy
• Lower levels of antioxidants
• Higher levels of chronic inflammation
15 ways smoking ruins your looks,2009
Smoking Effects on the Human Body, 2004
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• Smoking-related diseases generate more than $50 billion a year in medical costs.
• Lost wages and lost productivity from smokingrelated diseases cost another $50 billion a year.
• Smoking costs in the United States over $150 billion annually in health care costs.
• Cigarettes are costly, at about $6 per pack and $43 a carton.
• Teeth Whitening costs on average $500-$1000.
Smoking Effects on the Human Body, 2004
Smoking Facts, 2008

• Bags under your eyes
4 times more likely to feel unrested after a night’s sleep
Nicotine withdrawal could be causing tossing and turning
• Psoriasis(scaly skin condition)
• Icky Teeth
• Yellow Fingers
• Thinner Hair
Toxic chemicals can damage DNA in hair follicles and generate celldamaging free radicals.
Men who smoke are twice as likely to lose their hair
15 Ways Smoking Ruins Your Looks,2009
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• Smelly breath, house
• Messy rugs and furniture (often burned)
• Inside of home and vehicle need to be cleaned more often
• More auto accidents
• People are more irritable and argumentative
• Major cause of fire-related deaths.
• Matches and lighters are a major cause of house fires.
Smoking Facts, 2008
Smoking Facts, Facts about Smoking,2011

• 1 Second: Withdrawal from nicotine
• 20 Minutes: Blood Pressure Decreases, Pulse rate drops, Body temperature of hands and feet increases.
• 8 hours: Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal, Oxygen level in blood increases to normal.
• 24 hours: chance of a heart attack decreases, less short of breath
• 48 hours: nerve endings begin regrowth, ability to smell and taste
• 3 or 4 days: bronchial tubes relax, lung capacity will have increased, breathing becomes easier, increased energy, skin looks and feels healthier
• 1 week: less irritable, mood improves
• 2 weeks: circulation improves, lung function increases, nicotine passed through
Terry Martin, 2010

• 1-3 months: circulation improves, walking and running are easier, lung functioning increases up to 30%.
• 6-9 months: less coughing, less sinus congestion, more energy, risk for infection decreases
• 1 year: your heart attack risk is half that of a smoker!
• 5 years: risk of stroke decreases, within 5- 15 years it becomes equal to that of a non- smoker
• 10 years: risk of dying from cancer drops to about half
• 15 years: your risk of dying from a heart attack is equal to a person who has never smoked!
• Permanent Damage: alveoli, risk of heart attack, developing cancers, and having a stroke decreased
Smoking Facts,2008
Steps the Lungs Go Through After Quitting Smoking,2011

Healing
Process
Lifestyle &
Costs
Pregnancy &
Secondhand
Smoke
Health

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