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NO SMOKING CAMPAIGN8 March 2017
#iDon’tSmoke
Anti Smokers Anubhab SenguptaGautam GujralHina ChaturvediRahul VermaRashmi ParmarRitu Singh
ACTIVE SMOKING
The active smoker is the guy with the cigarette. The person is actively lighting up a cigarette and smoking it. The negative health aspects associated with cigarette smoke are obviously in line with this type smoking & also are more as compare to passive smoker.
PASSIVE SMOKING
Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called second-hand smoke (SHS), or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), by persons other than the intended "active" smoker. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by people within that environment.
FACTS Every cigarette reduces 11 minutes of your life. Cigarettes contain over 4,000 toxic chemicals, 50 of
which are known to cause CANCER & Nicotine is one of them.
Passive smoking causes 6,00,000 deaths every year. 1 in 5 adults and teenagers smoke. 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18. Approx. 2,100 youth & young adults become daily
smokers.
CAUSES Smokers are likely to develop type 2 diabetes. It is a cause of erectile dysfunction (ED) as cigarette
smoke alters blood flow necessary for an erection. Smoking causes many types of cancer, including cancers
of the throat, mouth, nasal, cavity, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, & cervix.
Lung Cancer is the leading cause of death. It causes tuberculosis. Women smokers are likely to develop COPD (chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease). Children & Babies are expose to second hand smoke
which causes pneumonia, ear infections & bronchitis. Women who smoke during pregnancy are likely to have
babies with orofacial cleft. It is also a cause of blindness & low bone density.
PREVENTION Increase the price of cigarettes to prevent
initiation. Mass Media in tobacco control programmes
through channels like television, radio, billboards & print.
Strong Smoke free policies & regulations in public spaces such as restaurants, work place etc.
Restricting access to cigarettes by minors. Anti-smoking programmes. Strong health consequences messages
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