What is tobacco? a preparation of the nicotine-rich

leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing

Nicotine is addictive sustance which leads the body to become physically dependant upon it

CigarettesChewing TobaccoSnuff (dip)Pipe TobaccoCigarsHerbal CigarettesVapes or Vapor CigarrettesHookah

Nicotine Addictive drug found in tobacco

Carcinogens Chemicals or agents that cause cancer

Tar Sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that

coats the inside of the airways sd▪ Cyanide- poisonous gas▪ Formaldehyde- used to preserve laboratory animals▪ Lead- dangerous metals▪ Vinyl chloride- flammable gas▪ Carbon Monoxide- gas that blocks oxygen getting into

bloodstream

Cigarette smoke kills more that 400,000 people in the US each year!

Stimulates the brain reward system Increases heart rate and blood

pressure Inscreases breathing rate Increases blood sugar levelsStimulates the vomit reflex

Makes your breath, clothes stink as well as specks of black debris in your teeth

Emphysema Respiratory disease in which air cannot

move in and out of the lungs because the alveoli becomes blocked or loose their elasticity

People who have emphysema cannot breathe normally

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) Combination of chronic bronchitis and

obstructive emphysema

Sidestream Smoke Smoke that escapes from the cigarette,

cigar or pipe Mainstream Smoke

Smoke that is inhaled through a tobacco product and exhaled by a tobacco smoker

2nd Hand Smoke Combination of exhaled mainstream

smoke and side stream smoke

Lung cancer from 2nd hand smoke kills 3000 nonsmokers in US each year

2nd hand smoke causes illness (headaches, nausea and dizziness)

Children of 2nd hand smoke suffer from more lower respiratory infections, more asthma, ear infections

Smoking while pregnant can lead to: Miscarriage, premature birth, low birth

weight SIDS

Sudden infant death syndrome is higher in homes where someone smokes

Development difficulties Fetus’ brain is affected and children can be

dependent upon nicotine when they are born 2nd Hand Smoke

150,000 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia in babies each year

Social- family and friends do

Curiosity- curious about Tobacco

Rebellion- ‘fightin the man’

Advertising- effective marketing

Cost to Family Over $1500 per year for tobacco products Lost wages due to illness Medical bills Funeral costs

Costs to Society $138 billion per year in financial costs to

smoking Tobacco and the Law

Companies pay high fines if caught selling tobacco to minors

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