And the effects on the body

 Tobacco is a green, leafy plant that is grown in warm climates. After it is picked, it is dried, ground up, and used in different ways.  It can be smoked in a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.  It can be chewed (smokeless tobacco or chewing tobacco) or sniffed through the nose (called snuff).  Nicotine is the highly addictive drug found in all tobacco products  Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States.

 There are more then 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke  At least 40 of the chemicals in in cigarette smoke are carcinogens- chemicals that cause cancer  The black sticky substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and contains many carcinogens is called TAR Where else do can you find these chemicals?

 Tobacco can damage the function of your heart as well as the structure and function of your blood vessels.  Smoking is a major risk factor for heart disease  Atherosclerosis  a disease of plaque (a waxy substance) builds up in the arteries.  Plaque hardens and narrows your arteries limiting the flow of oxygen- rich blood to your organs and other parts of your body.

 Increased heart rate  Increased blood pressure  Increase in breathing rate People who smoke will have a harder time breathing while going for a run or working out and exercising Atherosclerosis Heart Attack Stroke High Blood Pressure

 Nicotine is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream when a tobacco product is chewed, inhaled, or smoked.  Nicotine immediately stimulates the adrenal glands to release epinephrine (adrenaline).  Epinephrine stimulates the central nervous system and increases blood pressure, respiration, and heart rate.  A person who smokes about 1 pack (25 cigarettes) daily gets 250 “hits” of nicotine each day.

 Skin becomes more dry flakey  Tissue becomes more elasticity Short Term EffectsLong Term Effects Psoriasis multiple yellow or brown painful pus- containing lesions Develop an orange or grey complexion Wrinkles Aging “Smoker's Lines” (vertical lines around the mouth) Fingers can become stained the color yellow

 Bad Breath  Stained Teeth  Loss of taste and smell Gum disease/ Gingivitis Mouth Cancer Throat Cancer Esophageal Cancer (the swallowing tube that goes from your mouth to your stomach) Stomach Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Tooth decay Receding gums Short TermLong Term

 higher risk of respiratory infections, colds, and flu  Lung Irritation  Shortness of breath  wheezing  coughing up mucus Organs in your chest that allow your body to take in oxygen from the air Lose their ability to filter harmful chemicals. Risk for lung disease & lung cancer Chromic Bronchitis Emphysema: a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing abnormal breathing Short TermLong Term

 Organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine— which includes the colon and rectum—and anus.  Effects of tobacco on the digestive system include  heartburn  Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),  Ulcers  liver diseases  Crohn’s disease  Colon cancer  Pancreatitis cancer  Gallstones Is made up of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder.