TOBACCO

Scary Facts about Tobacco ■A Single puff of tobacco contains > 7,000 harmful chemicals ■>400,000 people die each year from a smoking-related illness ■Second hand smoke is connected to 46,000 deaths each year ■On average, a person who smokes a pack/day lives 7 years less than a non- smoker ■Smoking is the Most Preventable cause of premature death in the US ■Smoking is #1 Cause of deaths due to emphysema and lung cancer ■Men are 27x’s more likely to get lung cancer if they smoke ■Women are 14x’s more likely to get lung cancer if they smoke ■Cigarettes are responsible for more deaths than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs PUT TOGETHER

What is Tobacco ■A Plant that contains Nicotine

■Addictive, habit forming substance ■Very easy to get addicted—meaning even with one cigarette your body can crave more ■Speeds heart rate, raises blood pressure ■Reduces the amount of Oxygen your blood carries

Tar ■Product made when tobacco burns ■Thick, dark liquid ■Coats the airways (bronchioles) and lining of lungs ■Causes many lung diseases

Forms of Tobacco

Cigarettes ■Shredded Tobacco Leaves ■No Such thing as a safe cigarette ■Tobacco companies add more harmful ingredients when prepared ■Flavored –More chemicals

Cigars and Pipes ■Shredded tobacco leaves ■Cigar Smoke contains up to 90x’s more of cancer- causing chemicals than cigarette smoke ■More likely to develop mouth, tongue, or lip cancer than those who don’t smoke

Smokeless Tobacco ■Chemicals do not pass into lungs---held in the mouth instead ■Nicotine absorbed into the bloddstream ■Same chemicals are cigarettes ■Just as harmful and addictive ■2 Forms –SnuffChewing Tobacco ■Sniffed or chewed* Dip or Spit

E Cigarettes ■Without regulation by the FDA and despite being on the market for several years, there still is a lot we do not know about e-cigarettes. Initial tests have found e-cigarettes contain varying levels of the addictive substance nicotine as well as cancer-causing chemicals, such as formaldehyde. ■ pdates/UCM pdf

Effects on the Body ■Respiratory System –Damages the alveoli ■What Disease/problem results from this? Emphysema –22 Times more likely to get lung cancer –Irritates the trachea –Reduced lung function due to swelling and narrowing of airways –Impairment of the lung’s clearing system

Physical Effects ■Yellow teeth ■Easily tired ■Increased HR ■Diseases of the heart and blood vessels ■Lung diseases ■Clothes and breath that smells ■2 nd Hand Smoke ■Expensive ■Colds and respiratory diseases

Addiction and Withdrawal ■Addiction—mental or physical need for a drug or substance—need outweighs fear of danger ■Withdrawal—symptoms someone experiences when they stop using addictive substance –Cravings, mood swings, anxious, hungry

2 forms of addiction ■Psychological—belief that you need a drug to feel good or function normally ■Physical– addiction in which the body develops a chemical need for a drug –Teens develop this easier than adults because their brains and bodies are not fully developed!