Tobacco… What A High Risk Behavior Does To the Body Brenda Jean Yue-Jay Liu Shanika McCorvey Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Why We Are Here… To inform you about the high risk behaviors associated with tobacco To show what tobacco does to the body Because 6,000 teens light up there first cigarette everyday 3,000 teens become regular smokers November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
What’s In The Way of Your Airway? November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Top 10 Reasons Teens Smoke To seem sophisticated, older, and cooler Peer Pressure Influence of Advertisement They believe they quit any time Stimulant Effect November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Top 10 Reasons Teens Smoke To handle or hold something Relaxation/stress relief Social Crutch Deal with other cravings Family members November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Advertisements November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Methods of Tobacco Use Smoked Pipes Cigars Cigarettes Smokeless Chewed Sniffed November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange What’s in Cigarettes? There are 599 chemicals in a cigarette There are 43 chemicals proven to cause cancer 4, 000 chemical compounds are formed when a cigarette is burned A list of the 599 chemicals can be found at: http://www.smokefreedom.net/articles/ingrdients.htm November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange What’s in Cigarettes? Nicotine ~ Poisonous and addictive stimulant ~ Used as an insecticide ~ Increases action of CNS e.g. heart and organs Tar ~ Thick, sticky, dark fluid ~ Carcinogens- cancer causing substance -Benzopyrene November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange What’s in Cigarettes? Cancer Causing Chemicals Car antifreeze Toilet cleaner Chemicals found paint Cyanide Formaldehyde Arsenic Polonium Carbon monoxide November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Health Risks Associated With Tobacco Use Smokeless Tobacco - Same as smoking tobacco - Mouth sores - Damage to teeth and gums - Affects digestive and urinary systems - Delays the healing of wounds November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Health Risks cont’d… Cigarette Smoking - Respiratory system -Circulatory system ~Blood vessels ~Arteries Increases risks of: 1. heart attack 2. blood pressure 3. stroke November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Health Risks cont’d… Secondhand Smoke -Passive smoke Pregnancy -Constricts blood vessels of fetus -Small fetal growth -Affects baby’s intellectual development and behavior -Respiratory problems November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Secondhand Smoke… Produced from the lit end of cigarettes, cigars and pipes Also the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers Causes about 3,000 deaths each year from lung cancer in people who don't smoke Estimated to cause about 37,000 deaths per year from heart disease in nonsmokers November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Average Annual Number of U.S. Deaths Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1995–1999 (Total average number, 442,532) November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
High School Students Who Smoke Cigarettes, * United States, 1991–1999 November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Tobacco In Florida 18.1 % (146, 800) of High School students smoke (22.9% of All U.S. high school kids smoke) 8.1% of High School males use smokeless or spit tobacco (10.8% of All U.S. high school males use spit tobacco) 35, 900 kids under 18 become new daily smokers each year 692, 000 kids are exposed to secondhand smoke November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange Tobacco In Florida 306,000 kids under 18 will ultimately die prematurely from smoke 36.7 million packs of cigarettes are smoked by kids each year 2,130 to 3,790 adult, children, and babies die from secondhand smoke $ 4.93 billion is spent on health care costs caused by smoking November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Something To Leave With You… November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange
Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange The end The END November 13, 2018 Brenda Jean, Yue-Jay Liu, Shanika McCorvey, Emerlie-Ann St.Ange