REDUCED YOUR RISK OF GETTING STROKE

• Smoking increases the risk of stroke.
• Reduce your risk by quit smoking.
• Don’t let yourself and family live in misery.
• Help yourself.
• Lead a healthy life.
• Don’t smoke.

TOXIC MATERIALS IN TOBACCO SMOKE

• You are killing yourself and the people around you.
• Make a wise decision.
• Free yourself from nicotine addiction.
• Quit before it's too late.
• Save youself and your loved ones too.
• Get medical help to assist you to quit smoking.

There are thousand of poisonous chemicals found in tobacco smoke.Below are only a few and where they are commonly found:

YOUR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE HEALTHY

• Children are precious and they bringyou joy and happiness.
• The thought of them will make yousmile.
• Care for them. Love them.
• Give your children a wonderful startsin life.
• Ensure their health and their brightfuture.
• Stop poisoning them with cigarettessmoke.

TIPS TO STOP SMOKING

• Educate yourself about the danger of smoking.• Announce your decision to stop smoking to everyone.

• Get rid of all cigarette related materials. Example: ashtray, lighters etc.

• Drink a lot of water; this will help detoxify the body.• Consume more fruits and vegetable to lessen the addiction of nicotine.

• Lead an active life; sporting activities will help to improve blood circulation and increaseone’s agility. Exercise will also induce the body to normalise its temperature and a direct wayof inculcating a good habit.

• Avoid places where smoking cigarettes are a social custom.Such places are like nightclubs, karaoke centres and pubs.

• Learn to decline cigarette offers. Try not to smoke at all, or else this will interrupt youreffort to stop smoking and you may fall prey to cigarette again.

CIGARETTES CAUSE LUNG CANCER

Cigarette smoke releases about 4000 poisonous chemicals and approximately 53 ofthese chemicals may cause cancer. Smokingincreases the risk of deadly diseases such aslung cancer. It is the most common canceramong males and is strongly associated withsmoking. Once affected, the chance of cure isvery slim.

CIGARETTES CAUSE STROKE

• The chemicals released by the cigarettesmoke affect various organs in the body.Smoking increases the risk of deadlydiseases and caused 10 - 12% of deaths inMalaysia. Stroke is strongly associated withsmoking.
• Nicotine from tobacco smoking damagesthe blood vessels.• The walls of the vessels will be thickenedand narrowed hence blood flow will bedifficult.
• Stroke is caused by clogged blood vessels inthe brain.
• Parts of your body will be paralysed and itmay be fatal.