ACTIVITIES
Term 3
Week 32: Keeping Healthy - Not Smoking
June
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How many of the group are smokers?
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Of the smokers, discuss how they started smoking and how they feel about smoking?
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Watch the video and then discuss the issues raised in this video.
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How much does it cost to smoke?
A 20-a-day smoker spends up to £50 a week on cigarettes.
A 20-a-day smoker will spend more than £2,000 each year on cigarettes, almost £50 a week.
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What do you think about e-cigarettes? Discuss as a group if you think these are a good or bad development.
Smoking - The Facts
Smoking kills more people than any other single cause of death.
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For every smoker who dies, another 20 are suffering from a smoking related illness.
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If you smoke, your unborn baby smokes too.
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If you start smoking when you're 15, your risk of developing the cell mutations that lead to cancer in later life doubles compared to starting smoking at 20.
Roll-ups expose smokers to 4,000 toxic chemicals – many of which are cancer causing and poisonous.
Some of the chemicals in a cigarette and a roll-up:
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Cadmium – highly poisonous metal used in batteries
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Formaldehyde – highly poisonous and used to preserve dead bodies
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Ammonia – found in strong cleaning fluids
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Benzene – used as a solvent in fuel
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Cyanide – industrial pollutant
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Arsenic – deadly poison found in insecticides
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An electronic cigarette can contain as much nicotine as a regular cigarette -- or more. It is not really known what long term effects 'vaping' will have but health professionals warn that nicotine is a dangerous and so e-cigarettes will have a long term health risk for users with possible lung damage.