Dangers of Tobacco Dangers of Tobacco byby

Gabe GarzaGabe Garza

The mission of the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council The mission of the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley is to serve the community for the Concho Valley is to serve the community through education, prevention, intervention and through education, prevention, intervention and

treatment.treatment.

Warnings:Warnings:

What is the What is the reality?reality?

TobaccoTobacco

Through the use of tobacco, nicotine is Through the use of tobacco, nicotine is one of the most heavily used one of the most heavily used addictive drugs and the leading addictive drugs and the leading preventable cause of disease, preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the U.S.disability, and death in the U.S.

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Effects:Effects:

• Nicotine is highly addictive. The tar Nicotine is highly addictive. The tar in cigarettes increases a smoker's in cigarettes increases a smoker's risk of lung cancer, emphysema, and risk of lung cancer, emphysema, and bronchial disorders. bronchial disorders.

• The carbon monoxide in smoke The carbon monoxide in smoke increases the chance of increases the chance of cardiovascular diseases.cardiovascular diseases.

EffectsEffects

• Pregnant smokers have a higher risk Pregnant smokers have a higher risk of miscarriage or low birth weight of miscarriage or low birth weight babies. babies.

• Secondhand smoke causes lung Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer in adults and greatly cancer in adults and greatly increases the risk of respiratory increases the risk of respiratory illnesses in children. illnesses in children.

Statistics and Trends:Statistics and Trends:

• In 2008, nearly 71 million Americans In 2008, nearly 71 million Americans age 12 and older had used a tobacco age 12 and older had used a tobacco product at least once in the month product at least once in the month prior to being surveyed.prior to being surveyed.

Statistics and TrendsStatistics and Trends

• The NIDA-funded 2008 Monitoring the The NIDA-funded 2008 Monitoring the Future Study showed that 6.8% of 8th Future Study showed that 6.8% of 8th graders, 12.3% of 10th graders, and graders, 12.3% of 10th graders, and 20.4% of 12th graders had used 20.4% of 12th graders had used cigarettes and 3.5% of 8th graders, cigarettes and 3.5% of 8th graders, 5.0% of 10th graders, and 6.5% of 12th 5.0% of 10th graders, and 6.5% of 12th graders had used smokeless tobacco at graders had used smokeless tobacco at least once in the month prior to being least once in the month prior to being surveyed.surveyed.

Secondhand Secondhand Smoke Smoke

• Where does all this Where does all this smoke go?smoke go?

• HairHair

• ClothesClothes

• WallsWalls

• FurnitureFurniture

• CarpetCarpet

• Other people’s Other people’s LungsLungs

Death by TobaccoDeath by Tobacco

• Cigarette smoking accounts for 90% Cigarette smoking accounts for 90% of lung cancer cases in the U.S., and of lung cancer cases in the U.S., and about 38,000 deaths per year can be about 38,000 deaths per year can be attributed to secondhand smoke.attributed to secondhand smoke.

Statistics and Trends:Statistics and Trends:

• College students who smoke are College students who smoke are more likely to participate in the risky more likely to participate in the risky behaviors that pose some of the behaviors that pose some of the greatest health threats to18-24 year greatest health threats to18-24 year olds. olds.

Statistics and TrendsStatistics and Trends

• The Harvard College Alcohol Study The Harvard College Alcohol Study determined that student tobacco users determined that student tobacco users are 4.62 times more likely to smoke are 4.62 times more likely to smoke marijuana and 3.6 times more likely to marijuana and 3.6 times more likely to engage in high-risk drinking than are engage in high-risk drinking than are nonsmokers (Rigotti, 2000). Smokers nonsmokers (Rigotti, 2000). Smokers are more likely to use illicit drugs than are more likely to use illicit drugs than high-risk drinkers (Halperin and Eytan). high-risk drinkers (Halperin and Eytan).

Fact:Fact:

• Nicotine increases heart rate and Nicotine increases heart rate and blood pressure and restricts blood blood pressure and restricts blood flow to the heart muscle.flow to the heart muscle.

• Besides nicotine, cigarette smoke Besides nicotine, cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 contains more than 4,000 substances, many of which may substances, many of which may cause cancer or damage the lungs. cause cancer or damage the lungs.

Fact:Fact:• Cigarette smoking is associated with Cigarette smoking is associated with

coronary heart disease, stroke, coronary heart disease, stroke, ulcers, and an increased incidence of ulcers, and an increased incidence of respiratory infections.respiratory infections.

A Texas Favorite…A Texas Favorite…Smokeless TobaccoSmokeless Tobacco

Spit Tobacco is sold in three Spit Tobacco is sold in three formsforms

Chewing TobaccoChewing Tobacco

• CHEW: a leafy CHEW: a leafy form. Users keep form. Users keep the chew between the chew between the cheek and the cheek and gums for several gums for several hours at a time.hours at a time.

SnuffSnuff

• SNUFF: a powdered, SNUFF: a powdered, moist form of moist form of tobacco sold in tins. tobacco sold in tins. Users put the snuff Users put the snuff between the lower between the lower lip or cheek and the lip or cheek and the gum. As well, some gum. As well, some users will sniff it. users will sniff it. Using snuff is also Using snuff is also called “dipping.”called “dipping.”

Plug:Plug:

• PLUG: chew PLUG: chew tobacco that has tobacco that has been pressed into been pressed into a brick.a brick.

What is in Smokeless What is in Smokeless Tobacco?Tobacco?

• Spit tobacco is made from a mixture Spit tobacco is made from a mixture of tobacco, nicotine, sweeteners, of tobacco, nicotine, sweeteners, abrasives, salts and chemicals. abrasives, salts and chemicals.

• It contains over 3,000 chemicals It contains over 3,000 chemicals including about 28 known including about 28 known carcinogens. carcinogens.

Affects of Smokeless Affects of Smokeless TobaccoTobacco

• Like smoking tobacco, spit tobacco Like smoking tobacco, spit tobacco affects the cardiovascular system and affects the cardiovascular system and may be associated with heart disease, may be associated with heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure. Long-stroke and high blood pressure. Long-term effects include leukoplakia, tooth term effects include leukoplakia, tooth abrasion, gum recession, gum and abrasion, gum recession, gum and tooth disease, loss of bone in the jaw, tooth disease, loss of bone in the jaw, yellowing of teeth and chronic bad yellowing of teeth and chronic bad breath. breath.

Cancer of the TongueCancer of the Tongue

Cancer of the GumsCancer of the Gums

Cigarettes vs. Smokeless Cigarettes vs. Smokeless TobaccoTobacco

A person who uses eight to 10 dips or A person who uses eight to 10 dips or chews a day receives the same chews a day receives the same

amount of nicotine as a heavy smoker amount of nicotine as a heavy smoker who smokes 30 to 40 cigarettes a who smokes 30 to 40 cigarettes a

day. day.

There is nothing beneficial There is nothing beneficial about tobaccoabout tobacco

Fact:Fact:• Of the 15 million college students in Of the 15 million college students in

the United States today, it is the United States today, it is estimated that 1.7 million will die of estimated that 1.7 million will die of smoking-related illnesses, most smoking-related illnesses, most prematurely (Halperin, 2002). That prematurely (Halperin, 2002). That amounts to over 10.0% of current amounts to over 10.0% of current college students. college students.

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