Smoking

Nicotine - Tar - Carbon Monoxide - Addictive substance that makes users crave more tobacco Tar - Thick, dark liquid that covers the lungs and can cause lung cancer Carbon Monoxide - Poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns, same as exhaust fumes of cars

WHAT’S IN THAT SMOKE??? 4000 different chemicals, at least 69 of which are known carcinogens Smoking one pack of cigarettes per day for a full year leaves one quart of tar in your lungs!!!

Using tobacco exposes the body to over 4000 chemicals

How does smoking affect you???????????

Some Effects of Smoking

Top 5 Deadly Effects of Smoking in the United States Lung Cancer Heart Disease COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Emphysema Cancer of the Esophagus

Effects of Tobacco on Body Mouth – bad breath, dulls taste buds Teeth – stains (ugly brown) Fingers - stains Lungs – bronchitis Heart – works harder, increases heart rate Stomach – one cause of ulcers

Some Effects of Nicotine

Health Consequences of Nicotine Exposure Increased heart rate Stroke High blood pressure Impairs immune system Ulcers Harmful to developing fetus

The Risks of Involuntary (Passive) Smoking Mainstream smoke = smoke inhaled & then exhaled by smoker Sidestream smoke= smoke from the burning product Secondhand smoke= mixture of Mainstream smoke and Sidestream smoke. (Enviromental Tobacco Smoke) Smoke can either be mainstream or sidestream. Both are considered passive smoke. All three forms of tobacco smoke lead to involuntary smoking and present health problems for both nonsmokers and smokers. Mainstream only makes up 15% of our exposure to involuntary smoking since the chemical compounds are retained by the smokers. Sidestream smoke is responsible for 85% of our involuntary smoke exposure. Because it’s not filtered by the tobacco, filter on the cigarette, or the smoker’s lungs, this form of smoke is more dangerous and contains more free nicotine and higher yields of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Sidestream smoke contains 20-100 times more quantity of highly carcinogenic materials than mainstream smoke. Partners of smokers are 3 x’s higher risk for Heart Disease and 30% higher risk for lung cancer

How to quit.

Quitting

What is SPIT TOBACCO? chewing tobacco dip snuff chew spit tobacco

Oral Health Effects of Spit Tobacco Usage Stained teeth Rough patches in the mouth (leukoplakia) Bad breath (halitosis) Receding gum line Oral cancer

Not A Safe Alternative

Not A Safe Alternative

Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/ http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/facts_issues/toll_us/washington

Chemicals in Spit Tobacco Do You Really Want to Put These in Your Mouth? Cadmium (car batteries) Polonium 210 (nuclear waste) Lead (decreased IQ in children nervous system damage) Formaldehyde (embalming fluid) Arsenic (rat poison) Cyanide (used in the gas chamber) Nitrosamines (potent cancer-causing agents)

Facts About Spit Tobacco http://www.buzzle.com/articles/smokeless-tobacco-facts.html