SMOKING CAN BE GOOD FOR YOU!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Smoking: bad for you
• Smoking: actually good for you
• Smoking: psychological benefits
• References
• Any questions?

SMOKING IS BAD

• Cancer: pancreas, kidney, bladder, cervix, bone marrow, blood.
• Weakens heart and lungs.
• Brittle bones; stained teeth
• Blindness: cataracts, macular degeneration, optic nerve damage.
• Laxative effect

SMOKING: BAD FOR YOU

• Women:
• Premature aging
• Wrinkles
• Cervical cancers

SMOKING: BAD FOR YOU

• Men:
• Premature ejaculation
• Decreased libido
• Erectile Dysfunction

SMOKING: ACTUALLY GOOD

• Helps prevent joint and cartilage deterioration.
• University of Adelaide in Australia: Less risk for knee replacement SX than joggers and the obese (Wanjek, 2011).

SMOKING: ACTUALLY GOOD

• 2009 Harvard: long-term decreases risk for Parkinson's disease.
• More years smoked, more protection.
• Protection decreases after quitting (Wanjek, 2011).

SMOKING: ACTUALLY GOOD

• Nicotine: stimulant and appetite suppressant.
• Decreases taste sensations: smokers eat less.
• 2011 Yale Study: nicotine suppresses hypothalamic activity (Wanjek, 2011).

SMOKING: ACTUALLY GOOD

• Less risk of death after MI.
• AHA 2005: better response to fibrinolytics & balloon/stent angioplasty (younger ages).
• Smoker's Paradox: arterial scars and plaque build-up enhance fibrinolytic response (Wanjek, 2011).

SMOKING: ACTUALLY GOOD

• 2010 Korea + 2009 Harvard:10+/day activate "cytochrome" proteins to enhance clopidogrel action (Wanjek, 2011).

PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS

• Makes you take a break!
• Emotional release.
• Goes great with coffee!
• Pleasure pathways in the brain are activated.

REFERENCES

• Jha, Sameer. Do smokers really love smoking? (2014). The Health Site. Retrieved from http://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/do-smokers-really-love-smo....
• Wanjek, Christopher. 5 health benefits of smoking. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.livescience.com/15115-5-health-benefits-smoking-disease.

ANY QUESTIONS?