Why people smoke?
Peer pressure. People who have friends who smoke may feel pressured into doing the same to be accepted.
Parental influence. Those who have parents or guardian who smoke are more likely to start smoking.
Advertising and media. Advertisements of cigarettes portray smoking as exciting, glamorous.
Stress relief. Some people smoke to manage tension and relieve stress from family or from work.
Negative Health Impacts of Smoking
Cigarettes smoking affects every part of the body, both inside and out. The harmful chemicals found in cigarette and in cigarette smoke damage the cells and every organ of the body
Types of Smokers:
Mainstream - is smoke that is inhaled into the smoker’s mouth and lungs.
Second-hand smoke - is also called as Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS). It is the mixture of the smoke coming from the burning end of the cigarette and the smoke exhaled by the smoker.
Third-hand smoke -is the residue from cigarette smoke found in clothes, furniture, and other surfaces after the cigarette has been put out .
*is residual nicotine and other chemicals left on indoor surfaces by tobacco smoke.
What are the impacts of cigarette smoking on the family, environment, community?
On Family
a. smoking around them and letting them inhaled second-hand smoke
b. exposing them to third hand smoke
On Environment
• air pollution
• littering caused by cigarette butts
•death of aquatic organisms through ingestion of cigarette butts
•fire caused by discarded lighted cigarettes.
On Community
Smoking in public places in your community exposes the non-smokers, especially the infants and children, to the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke.
