List different types of tobacco products that you know List different types of tobacco products that you know. What other things might be in tobacco products?

Things found in tobacco products: Arsenic- rat poisoning Acetone-fingernail polish remover Formaldehyde-embalming fluids Nitrobenzene- gasoline Hydrogen cyanide- the poison in gas chambers Lead-some paints Vinyl chloride- garbage bags

Additives- chemicals that keep tobacco Tobacco is not natural Tobacco leaves Additives- chemicals that keep tobacco moist, help it burn longer and taste better (example: ammonia) Over thousands of chemicals (benzene) Carbon monoxide- colorless and odorless poisonous gas that enters blood stream and starves your body of oxygen Tar- solid, sticky substance Tar coats airways and sticks to lungs destroying cilia- tiny hair like structures that protect the lungs Chronic Bronchitis, lung cancer, and other lung diseases can eventually result from smoking

Cigarettes- most common form of tobacco Cigars contain same dangerous chemicals as cigarettes but in a larger quantity Pipe smokers inhale less smoke than cigarettes but still can develop cancers of mouth, lip, and throat

Smokeless tobacco- chewed or sniffed. Examples: spit, chew, snuff Discussion- can chew be flavored? What is snuff? Should either snuff or chew be swallowed? Specialty cigarettes- bidis and cloves

Smoke off the cigarette or that is exhaled from a smoker is known at second-hand smoke or ETS Smoke that the smoker inhales and exhales in –mainstream smoker Smoker that is given off by a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar is side-stream smoker Same chemicals found in smoke inhaled by smokers are found in ETS Until recently, smoking was allowed in public places Now laws protect citizens from second- hand smoke (ETS) Nonsmokers who breathe in ETS are at risk for the same health problems that smokers are and even infants and toddlers who are constantly breathing in ETS.

You do not have to be a heavy or lifelong smoker to feel effects of cigarettes Harm begin with the first puff of nicotine enters the lungs Nicotine- is a highly addictive drug in tobacco Addictive- capable of causing a user to develop intense cravings

List short term consequences of not brushing your teeth. Now long term consequences? What about short term consequences of tobacco use? Now long term?

What are dangerous items in cigarettes What are dangerous items in cigarettes? What are the different cigarette products?

Nicotine raises heart rate and blood pressure Skin, breath, hair, and clothing immediately smell like smoke Nausea and dizziness occur because people are not used to the chemicals that enter the brain and bloodstream Sense of taste and smell suffer Shortness of breath and coughing Sick more frequently and stay sick longer

Symptoms of oral cancer- Lump on lip, mouth, or throat Numbness in mouth Difficulty or pain when chewing Pain in the ear Leukoplakia, or white patches in the mouth

Common signs: --- Coughing Chronic Diseases: Shortness of breath Can develop a chronic disease Chronic Diseases: Chronic bronchitis- airways of lungs become irritated and swollen Emphysema- destroys air sacs and walls of the lungs causing tissue to die and lungs to no longer work Cigarettes cause 80% of all cases of the above

A disorder of circulatory system Includes: High blood pressure Heart disease Heart attack- clogging lining of arteries and arteries become blocked Stroke- when arteries to brain supplying oxygen become blocked Block arteries to limbs-causing severe pain or amputation Prevent: Organs and limbs from getting amount of blood they need Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Smoking causes cancer- a disease where damaged cells grow out of control Cancer of: Throat Bladder Kidneys Mouth Lungs- leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women who smoke (spreads quickly) Lung cancer is just as high for people who smoke light and low-tar cigarettes. Why?

Can cause cancer of: Mouth- higher risk of mouth cancer using smokeless tobacco products Head Neck Sores form in ½ to ¾ of users Sores will disappear when user quits Risk of cancer depends on: How long How much was used

Can catch flu and colds more often Do not recover from illnesses as fast Take longer to heal from wounds and surgeries Can get eye diseases Cause premature signs of aging Harmful to fetus- more likely to miscarry Babies born from smoking mothers are more likely to be smaller and suffer from health complications NO good effects of smoking

Lingering smell of tobacco Wrinkle in skin Shortness of breath Stained teeth and fingers Frequent coughing Less physically fit Cracked lips Inflamed gums Sores in mouth Appearance can effect social relationships and many people are offended by the smell of a smoker or tobacco user.

If you damage your bodies as they are still growing and developing, what activities or sports may be hard to do?

Write three goals you have for yourself. Have students read a few Write three goals you have for yourself. Have students read a few. How can tobacco hinder you achieving those goals?

Which of the problems discussed concern people your age. Why Which of the problems discussed concern people your age? Why? Which ones do not? Why? What can you tell younger siblings or friends to discourage them from smoking?