1. Smoking and Tobacco Cessation

2. Tobacco: Quick Facts
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States
Smoking causes more deaths each year than the following causes combined:
HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, car accidents, gun related incidents

3. How tobacco affects your body:
Brain
Nicotine in tobacco changes the chemistry in your brain so you crave more nicotine, causing addiction!
Throat
Cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco can cause cancer of the throat and larynx
Muscles and Joints
Smoking keeps oxygen from getting into muscles making you feel weak

4. Sources of Tobacco

5. How tobacco affects your body:
Eyes and Ears
Smoking can cause eye problems including blindness
Smoking is also related to hearing loss
Lungs
Cigarette smoking causes lung cancer
It is also a major cause of bronchitis and emphysema

6. Smoking negatively effects almost every organ in your body

7. 5 D’s for Quitting Delay urge—cravings will pass Drink plenty of water
Distract yourself
Deep breathing
Discuss feelings with a friend or medical provider

8. How tobacco affects your body:
Heart
The nicotine in cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco narrows blood vessels. This forces your heart to work harder and raises blood pressure
Smoking can block arteries, causing heart attacks and strokes
Other organs
Smoking increases the risk of cancer of the bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach and reproductive organs

9. E-Cigarettes MYTH REALITY
E-cigarettes are safe and don’t have any toxins
E-cigarettes deliver nicotine and low levels of toxins and chemicals. Many of the same chemicals found in tobacco products

10. Nicotine Nicotine is naturally found in tobacco
More people in the US are addicted to nicotine than any other drug
Nicotine withdrawal symptoms may include:
Irritability, anxiety, and anger
Difficulty thinking
Craving tobacco
Hunger symptoms

11. Nicotine
The average user may quit up to 9 times before being successful, and may require assistance
Individuals who have not tried nicotine before age 25 are far less likely to ever use it
Those who have an addiction may battle cravings indefinitely

12. How tobacco affects your body:
Skin and Hair
Smoking causes people to get wrinkles and lose hair at a younger age
Mouth and Teeth
Tobacco makes your teeth yellow and gives you bad breath
Tobacco can also cause gum disease and mouth cancer

13. E-Cigarettes REALITY MYTH
E-cigarettes do produce a vapor that has nicotine, harmful chemicals, and toxins known to cause cancer.
E-cigarettes produce a harmless water vapor. There’s no secondhand vapor.

14. Quit Tips: Quitting is a Process
Ask for support
Make a quit plan
Call a smokers hotline
Identify triggers
Explore prescription options

15. Free phone based cessation service
1800-NO-BUTTS

16. Quit Tips: Quitting is a Process
Make a list of reasons to quit
Throw away all tobacco
Reward yourself for success
Keep trying!

17. Quit Smoking Coach Looking for some free 1-on-1 support or coaching?
Call:1-800-QUIT-NOW

18. E-cigarettes are not addictive
MYTH
REALITY
E-cigarettes are not addictive
Nicotine is poison and a highly addictive drug. Nicotine is one of the main ingredients in e-cigarettes and tobacco products

19. Would you smoke from a ship stack
Would you smoke from a ship stack? Then why even think about lighting up? Cigarette smoke contains 10 times more pollutants than the exhaust from a diesel engine

20. 5 D’s for Quitting Delay urge—cravings will pass Drink plenty of water
Distract yourself
Deep breathing
Discuss feelings with a friend or medical provider

21. You are in control, not the craving!
Remember: it took a long time to become a smoker, so it will take some time to break free from the habit
You are in control, not the craving!

22. Free phone based cessation service
CHEW

23. 2 R’s for Quitting Remind—Go over your reasons to quit
Refuse—Think: it’s not that you can’t smoke, it’s that you don’t want to smoke

24. Resources to Help You Quit
Visit for tips on nicotine replacement therapy, quitting apps, daily challenges, and access to experts!
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