Transcript Identifying the Risks of Smoking Lesson 3

Identifying the Risks of Smoking
Lesson 3
Truth #1
Tobacco is as much a part of
Kentucky’s culture as Bourbon
and Horseracing
Just the facts…
• Smoking-related diseases claim an estimated
440,000 American lives each year.
• Cigarettes contain at least 43 distinct cancercausing chemicals.
• Smoking is directly responsible for 87% of lung
cancer cases and is most responsible for
emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
The facts continued..
• Smoking is a major factor in coronary heart
disease and stroke.
• Smoking in pregnancy accounts for an
estimated 20 to 30% of low-birth weight babies,
up to 14% of pre-term deliveries, and 10% of
all infant deaths.
• Smoking by parents is related to serious
negative health affects in their children,
including asthma, ear infections and SIDS
Truths…..
• Approximately 22.2 million American women are
smokers
• Women are 12 times more likely to die prematurely
from lung cancer than nonsmoking females.
• Tobacco companies have targeted both AfricanAmericans and Hispanics with intense media
campaigns.
• Tobacco advertising plays an important role in
encouraging young people to begin a lifelong addiction.
More Truth…
Nicotine, the addictive substance in
tobacco, gives the smoker a very
pleasant experience, making it very hard
to just quit…in spite of serious health
warnings.
Kentucky and the Nation
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Kentuckians who smoke…30.5%
People nationwide that smoke…22.3%
Kentucky’s lung cancer death rate…121.4 per 100,000
The nation’s lung cancer death rate..90.2 per 100,000
The lung cancer rate in California is 74.1 per 100,000,
which has a statewide ban on smoking in public places
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