Tobacco Nicotine The addictive chemical in tobacco products Is a stimulant Stimulant- drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system

Types of Tobacco that is Smoked Cigarettes Decreases a person’s life expectancy by an average of 14 years Cigars and Pipes Contain more nicotine than cigarette tobacco

Side Effects of Smoking Shortness of breath Nausea Dizziness Greater risk of injury and slower healing time Increases heart rate Reduces blood flow to the skin Increases bowel activity Mouth sores Cracked lips Causes breathing to become more shallow Heart disease Damage to respiratory system Narrowing of blood vessels Stroke Bad breath Bad skin Discolored teeth

Fact or Fiction? Low-tar and low-nicotine cigarettes are safer than regular cigarettes Fiction: Although the amount of tar and nicotine in these cigarettes may be reduced, carbon monoxide levels are not. Also, smokers tend to smoke more of these cigarettes and inhale more deeply in order to feel the same effects as they felt from regular cigarettes.

Other Dangerous Chemicals There are over 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke Tar: The dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns Chemical that increases risk of lung cancer Carbon Monoxide: Odorless, poisonous gas produced when tobacco is burned Causes breathing and heart rate to increase

Secondhand Smoke: Smoke give off by a burning cigarette Mainstream smoke: what the smoker inhales and exhales Sidestream smoke: Smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe 20-100 times mores toxic because its not filtered by smokers lungs

Smokeless Tobacco: tobacco that is chewed, place between the lower lip and teeth, or sniffed through the nose Even though it does not harm the lungs like smoked tobacco, it is still not safe!!!

Smokeless Tobacco can Cause Leukoplakia: Oral lesions that can turn into oral cancer

Gum Disease, Gum Recession, Tooth Decay, Yellowing of Teeth, and Cancer

Dipping 8 to 10 times a day can bring as much nicotine into the body as smoking 30-40 cigarettes