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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