1. Hazards of Tobacco Addiction and Benefits of Quitting An Initiative by Cell E lder Pharmaceuticals Ltd

2. Tobacco use – A preventable health hazard

3. Smoked Tobacco Cigarette BidiPipe Hookah Cigar

4. Smokeless Tobacco Gutkha Paan KhainiChewed tobacco Snuff Zarda

5. Health Hazards of Tobacco Use Cigarette smoke consists of around 4000 chemicals Many have association with health problems 43 of them are confirmed carcinogens Smokeless tobacco is no better Analysis confirms presence of 28 carcinogens

6. The health risks of Tobacco Cancers of the mouth, throat and oesophagus Peripheral artery disease Low birth weight baby Cervical cancer Bladder cancer Ulcer Pancreatic cancer Lung cancer Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Coronary heart disease Cancers of the larynx Stroke

7. Normal Lung Smoker’s Lung

8. Black lung

9. Above:Abdominal Aorta in Non-Smoker Below:Abdominal Aorta in Smoker

10. Dead Foot - Because of poor blood flow to this foot, a severe infection set in. The foot died and had to be cut off. Smoking can cause poor blood flow.

11. Gangrene and limb amputation

12. Oral Cancer due to Chewed Tobacco

13. LIP CANCER

14. MOUTH CANCER

15. Effects of Our Tobacco Use on Family

16. Dad, can i hold this cigarette in my hand!!

17. WHAT IS IT THAT DAD SMOKES? ?

18. My dad is a hero; I want to be like him

19. Mom, please give me this stick, I want to play with it

20. IT’S NOT THAT BAD! ! IT’S BAD!! TOBACCO IS A PEDIATRIC EPIDEMIC INDIA REPORTS 5 MILLION CHILD SMOKERS 55000 children start regular tobacco use every year (WHO, 1997)

21. Nicotine dependence

22. Peer Pressure Social Models How Does Smoking Start in adolescence? Parents smoking Being a man

23. Smoking stars in India 76% of Bollywood films show smoking scenes

24. Stages of tobacco addicts behaviour Preparation Experimentation Trying Regular use Nicotine dependence

25. The Vicious Cycle of tobacco addiction Brain chemicals Withdrawal symptoms Lack of pleasure Thus, ADDICTING the person to tobacco When one stops tobacco Relapse of tobacco use Relief from Withdrawal symptoms the pleasure again

26. Tobacco abuse AIDS+ Alcohol abuse + Other drug use + Homicide + Suicide + Motor vehicle accidents + Fires combined (CDC, 1996)

27. Benefits of tobacco cessation

28. Health benefits of quitting Within 20 minBlood pressure drops to normal Within 8 hoursCO level in your blood drops to normal 24 hrs laterChances of heart attack decreases 2 weeks laterBlood circulation improves 3 months laterLung function increases 1-9 monthsCoughing, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease After one yearRisk of smoking related heart attack cut in half

29. Tobacco cessation decreases the risk of lung cancer, other cancers, heart attack, stroke, and chronic obstructive lung disease. Former tobacco users live longer than continuing tobacco users. tobacco cessation at all ages reduces the risk of premature death. Health benefits of quitting

30. Aesthetic Benefits Of Tobacco Cessation Improved health Improved sense of smell Improved sense of taste Improved self-esteem

31. Aesthetic Benefits Of Tobacco Cessation Home, car, breath won’t smell like tobacco smoke No more health threat to babies and children No anxiety about exposing others to smoke Improved athletic performance Freedom from addiction

32. Benefits of quitting start immediately, So why wait!!

33. QUIT Tobacco Begin New Life