Transcript Final GP Presentation - Abbie`s Graduation Project

Reasons Why People Smoking and
Ways To Quit
By:
Abbie Reeves
Interest
I am interested in this topic because I wanted
to learn more. Most of the members in my
family smoke.
Paper
Driving Question
Why do people still smoke even though it
causes cancer and diseases?
Thesis
People should not smoke because smoking
forms bad habits, they can be harmed
physically and mentally by smoking, and they
will have a difficult time quitting.
Nicotine Receptors in the Brain
on the left.
Person smoking on the
right.
Non-smoker and smoker lung on left.
Peer pressure below.
Relapse on the top and
therapist on the right.
Important Facts
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Non-smokers have a 20-30 percent risk of
lung cancer from second hand smoking.
Smoking counts for 90% of lung cancer in
the US.
Second-hand smoking causes 202,000
asthma attacks.
Summary
People mostly start smoking because of few
reasons. Most of the chemicals in cigarettes
cause smoking, and many of the cancers can
spread and become fatal.
Product
What I Did...
Brochure
After it was done, I gave them to:
New Bern Surgical Associates.
Poster
Website
agpquittingsmoking.sqsp.com
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Video Link:
GP Interviews - YouTube
Impact
My product impacts others because it's for
everyone. I didn't just outline the reasons to
quit, I outlined the reasons why people do. My
website was to show people why others
smoke. It was also to get people from
smoking.
Mentor
I had a mentor.
It was really fun working with her. She helped
with grammar during the process and keeping
me on track.
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What I Learned...
I learned how managing the time you get is
important.
 I learned not everyone likes to be
interviewed.
 I learned making a website isn't easy.
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Connection Between Paper and
Product
My product relates to my paper because I
directly took my paper's information and put it
into a website and brochure format.
Successes
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I got my project
done.
Putting the interview
video together was
easy.
Brochure
Challenges
I had to switch
everything from
weebly to
squarespace.
Paper
Time and internet
connection.
Career and “Take Away”
Thoughts
I will not be pursuing this as a career option. I
will be going into the medical field to try and
help people.
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I will take away the fact the knowledge and
try to help some of the people in my family,
who still smoke and have smoked for a long
time.
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Works Cited
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2012,
August 22). Food and drug administration. Cigarette Health
Warnings. (2012, August 31).
http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/Labeling/Labeling/Cig
aretteWarningLabels/default.htm
"Tobacco Addiction" National Institute on Drug Abuse .
National Institute on Drug Addiction, n.d. Web. 9 May 2012.
<http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/tobaccoaddiction-nicotine>.
ALS. (2011, June). American lung
association. General Smoking Facts. Web. 31 August,
2012.http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/aboutsmoking/facts-figures/general-smoking-facts.html
Works Cited Cont.
Meeker-O'Connell, A. 2001. Nicotine in the Brain.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nicotine4.htm
Smoking and Women Smoking Cigarette.
http://www.wisegeek.org/why-dopeople-smoke.htm
Butler, Lena. 2010. Substance Abuse.
http://hometestingblog.testcountry.com/?tag=smokers-lung
Peer Pressure and Peer Pressure among Friends.
http://designerhigh.com/images/its-not-peer-pressure/
Sadra, Sch. 2001. Relapse.
http://www.psychology4a.com/Addictiv%20behaviour.htm
Beckerman, James. 2011.Therapy.
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/ss/slideshow- 13-best-quit-smokingtips-ever
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further use.
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