ACTIVITIES
Term 1
Week 15: Keeping Healthy - Not Smoking
December
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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.
Discuss why people are giving up smoking and the tips in this video to do this
If you want more advice and help on giving up smoking:
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See Student Services / The College Nurse
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Visit your doctor for help
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Check out this website:
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.