Tobacco

What is the drug? Tobacco leaves are harvested, dried, and processed in different ways for the variety of tobacco products The drug is both a depressant and stimulant Tobacco is a stimulant that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity of efficiency of an organism or any of its parts. Tobacco is a depressant that lowers neurotransmission levels which is to depress or reduce arousal in various parts of the brain.

What are examples of the drug Cigarette Cigar Hookah Electronic cigarettes Pipes Smokeless tobacco: Chewing tobacco

Effects of the drug on the body Short-term effects: Tar and toxins damage cilia, smoke quickly affects heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature Long-term affects: Cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic bronchitis, asthma, etc. Smoking can affect your skin, nose, liver, kidneys, brain, mouth, throat, lungs, and digestive system

Give an example of a legal and/or social issue associated with the drug Second hand smoke Legal age Peer pressure

Additional info? Benefits of quitting: Risks for many health problems are reduced, quitting increases quality of life

Is the drug addictive? Yes. If you are a smoker, your brain is filled with nicotine receptors. When the nicotine unlocks the nicotine receptors, a feel-good chemical called dopamine is released, giving you a “hit” or “buzz”. However, this does not last long, the nicotine soon fades making the receptors eager for more.

Route of administration Oral- most drugs are taken orally Inhalation: smoking or huffing

Two examples of a drug in that category Smoked tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, bidis, and kreteks. People also smoke loose tobacco in a pipe or hookah. Chewed tobacco products include chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, and sinus.

Two reasons why people use the drug Social smoker Peer pressure

Give 3 consequences of the drug Increases anxiety Cancer list Nose, mouth, trachea, larynx, esophagus, throat, lungs, liver Gum diseases