The danger of smoking
Regina Simatupang
What is smoking?
• Smoking is a practice in which a substance is burned and the
resulting smoke is typically breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream.
• Most commonly, the substance used is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant, which have been rolled into a small rectangle of rolling paper to create a small, round cylinder called a cigarette.
• During the last 10 years, there has been a
significant increase in the number of adult
smokers by 8.8 million people, from 60.3
million in 2011 to 69.1 million smokers in 2021.
• Smoking has
negative health effects, because smoke
inhalation inherently poses challenges to various physiologic processes such as respiration.
What's In a Cigarette?
• There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, cigarettes create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are toxic.
• Here are a few of the chemicals in tobacco smoke and other places they are found:
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 and gasoline
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 an insecticide
Tar—material for paving roads
Toluene—used to manufacture paint
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SMOKERS THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SMOKERS
• Active smokers are people who consume cigarettes regularly with the slightest
even though it's only 1 cigarette a day.
• Active smokers are people who consume cigarettes regularly with the slightest
even though it's only 1 cigarette a day.
• Passive smoker
– Active smokers are people who are not smokers but inhale the smoke of other people's cigarettes or people who are in a closed room with people who are smoking.
• Passive smoker
– Active smokers are people who are not smokers but inhale the smoke of other people's cigarettes or people who are in a closed room with people who are smoking.
What are the effects of smoking ? What are the effects of smoking ?
• Smoking harms almost every part of your body and increases your risk of many diseases.
• When you smoke, harmful chemicals enter
your lungs and spread through your body. They can:
– Reach your brain, heart and other organs within 10 seconds of your first puff
– Go every where your blood flows,
harming every part of your body.
• There are several dangers of smoking to health, including:
– Cardiovascular disorders – Brain damage
– Diseases of the mouth and throat.
– lung disease
– stomach disease.
– Bones are porous or brittle – Premature aging
• There are several dangers of smoking to health, including:
– Cardiovascular disorders – Brain damage
– Diseases of the mouth and throat.
– lung disease
– stomach disease.
– Bones are porous or brittle – Premature aging
who smokes?
• 5-9 years old
• 10-14 YEARS OLD
AGE OF THE MOST HIGHEST SMOKERS >> 15- 19 YEARS
AGE OF THE MOST HIGHEST SMOKERS >> 15-
19 YEARS
why does someone smoke?
why does someone smoke?
• Self-willed (try it, see his friends).
• Being taught or forced to smoke by friends.
• Fear of being considered unmanly, arrogant, not solidarity and coward.
• Addiction.
• Self-willed (try it, see his friends).
• Being taught or forced to smoke by friends.
• Fear of being considered unmanly, arrogant, not solidarity and coward.
• Addiction.
how to quit smoking how to quit smoking
• For smokers, especially heavy smokers, quitting smoking is not an easy thing. However, there are
several ways to quit smoking that can be done to get rid of this bad habit.
– Mengelola stres
– Avoid the triggers of smoking habits – Eating healthy food
– Try nicotine replacement therapy – Undergoing behavioral therapy
• For smokers, especially heavy smokers, quitting smoking is not an easy thing. However, there are
several ways to quit smoking that can be done to get rid of this bad habit.
– Mengelola stres
– Avoid the triggers of smoking habits – Eating healthy food
– Try nicotine replacement therapy – Undergoing behavioral therapy
• “The
disadvantages of smoking are many but those who
quit are none. The advantages of
smoking are none but the benefits of quitting are many.”
