Effects of Smoking & What Is Passive Smoking?
Effects of Smoking & What Is Passive Smoking?
WHAT IS PASSIVE
SMOKING?
Group members:
1.Christie stephanie
2.Jolin yeo
3.Kristy kong
4.Natalie hii
EFFECTS OF SMOKING
1. Lung damage
Smoking cigarettes affects lung health because a person breathes in not only nicotine but
also a variety of additional chemicals.
Cigarettes are also linked to developing
- lung cancer
- emphysema
- chronic bronchitis
- asthma attack.
2. Heart disease
Smoking cigarettes can damage the heart, blood vessels, and blood
cells.Research shows a direct link between smoking and
developing peripheral artery disease.
6.Digestive system
7.Persistent coughing
9.Loss of appetite
Smoking can suppress your appetite by decreasing your sense of taste.This
can make eating less enjoyable .
10.Immune system
Smoking lowers your immune system's ability to fight off
injection.Smokers have more infections of the respiratory tract than
people who don't smoke.
Some other effects of smoking
PASSIVE SMOKING
The inhalation of smoke, called secondhand smoke(SHS),
or environmental tobacco smoke(ETS), by persons other
than the intended “active” smoker.
It occurs when tobacco smoke enters an environment,
causing its inhalation by people within that environment.
Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke causes disease,
disability, and death.
Health risks of second hand smoke have been major
motivation for smoke-free laws in workplaces, indoor
public places, and also some open public spaces.
EFFECT OF PASSIVE SMOKING
Non- smokers who live with a smoker are 20%-
30%more likely to develop lung cancer.
Passive smoking can cause premature death in non-
smokers.
Passive smoking increases the risk of coronary heart
disease by 25%-40% almost same level as a smoker.
Second-hand smoke contains more than 7000
chemicals, with 69 cancer-causing chemicals.
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