1. Brandi Settegast, Department of Biological Sciences, Honors College Susan Eve, Faculty Mentor, Honors College

2.  The harmful effects of cigarette smoking have been known for many years  Surgeon General’s Report  First published in 1964, based on 7,000 studies, established link between smoking and lung cancer  Although the number of smokers has decreased, it is still too high  45.3 million adults in the U.S.  Millions are exposed to secondhand smoke

3.  Responsible for 1 in every 5 deaths  438,000 deaths each year  Causes many cancers  Lung, bladder, cervix, pancreas, mouth, throat, voice box, stomach and kidney  Causes heart disease  Doubles risk of stroke  Causes Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

4.  Lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer  20,000-25,000 people have lung cancer, 80-90% are women  Lowers bone density  Decreases fertility  Smoking during pregnancy  Increases risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, stillbirth, low birth weight, and SIDS

5.  Composed of mainstream smoke and side- stream smoke  Consists of 250 chemicals  50 are carcinogenic  Increases risk of heart disease 25-30%  22,700- 69,900 deaths each year  Increases risk of lung cancer 20-30%  3,400 deaths each year  No safe level of exposure

6.  Quitting is hard because it is an addiction and a habit  Many go through withdrawal  Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)  Patch, Gum, Lozenge, Nasal spray, Inhaler  Prescriptions  Wellbutrin®, Zyban®, Chantix®  Support Groups  Nicotine Anonymous, 1-800-QUITNOW

7.  Women 18-25 and are students at UNT  2 groups: Experimental and Control  Each group will view a PowerPoint presentation  Each group will take a short quiz before and after the presentation  Follow-up quiz 2 weeks later  The experimental group will receive information about smoking  The control group will receive sources for more information

8.  Finding a mentor  Institutional Review Board (IRB)  Recruiting participants  Time

9.  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  Surgeon General’s Report  Center for Disease Control and Prevention  www.cdc.gov/tobacco  National Cancer Institute  www.smokefree.gov  American Cancer Society  www.cancer.org

10.  Dr. Susan Eve, Honors College  Dr. Gloria Cox, Honors College  Nancy and Harlin Settegast, Parents Contact Information BLouise1117@aol.com bls0165@unt.edu