It’s deadly. It’s addictive. It’s nasty. Tobacco in Texas

It’s deadly. It’s addictive. It’s nasty. Tobacco in Texas

The Consequence of Smoking Nationally One person dies every 72 seconds from a tobacco related cause. 438,000 people per year

The Consequence of Smoking Texas One person dies every 21 minutes from a tobacco related cause. 24,500 people per year

Deaths From Smoking Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined.

Texas Preventable Deaths

Monetary Costs in Texas Annual health care costs in Texas directly caused by smoking = $5,830,000,000 Residents' state & federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures = $586 per household

Teens who smoke cigarettes are 3 times more likely to drink alcohol, 8 times more likely to smoke marijuana, 22 times more likely to use cocaine than non-smokers. Think about it…

What if YOU don’t smoke but are around others who do ?

Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 known chemical compounds that are released into the air as particles and gases. Second Hand Smoke

The particulate phase of cigarette smoke includes nicotine, tar, benzene and benzoapyrene. Second Hand Smoke

The gas phase includes carbon monoxide, ammonia, dimethylnitrosamine, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide and acrolein. Second Hand Smoke

There are 69 known or probable carcinogens in cigarette smoke. Second Hand Smoke

11.5-Methylchrysene 12.Miscellaneous Organic Compounds 13.Acetamide Acrylamide 14.Acrylonitrile Vinyl chloride 15.DDT DDE 16.Catechol Caffeic acid 17.1,1-Dimethylhydrazine Nitromethane 18.2-Nitropropane Nitrobenzene 19.Ethyl carbamate 20.Ethylene oxide 21.Propylene oxide 22.Methyleugenol 23.MeAaC (2-amino-3-methyl-9-H- pyrido[2,3-b]indole 24.N-Nitrosamines 25.N-Nitrosodimethylamine 26.N-Nitrosoethylmethylamine 27.N-Nitrosodiethylamine 28.N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine 29.N-Nitroso-di-n-butylamine 30.N-Nitrosopyrrolidine 31.N-Nitrosopiperidine 32.N-Nitrosodiethanolamine 33.N-Nitrosonornicotine 34.4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3pyridyl)-1- butanone 35.Inorganic Compounds 36.Hydrazine 37.Arsenic 38.Beryllium 39.Nickel 40.Chromium (only hexavalent) 41.Cadmium 42.Cobalt 43.Lead 44.Polonium N-Heterocyblic Amines 46.AaC IQ 47.Trp-P-1 Trp-P-2 48.Glu-P-1 Glu-P-2 49.PhlP 50.Aldehydes 51.Formaldehyde 52.Acetaldhehyde 53.Volatile Hyrocarbons 54.1,3-Butadeine 55.Isoprene 56.Styrene 57.Benzene 58.Heterocyclic Compounds 59.Quinoline Dibenz(a,h)acridine 60.Dibenz(a,j)acridine Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole 61.Benzo(b)furan Furan 62.Aromatic Amines 63.2-Toluidine 2,6-Dimethylaniline 64.2-Naphthylamine 4-Aminobiphenyl Why do smart people choose to breathe in all of these chemicals from second hand smoke ?

Secondhand smoke is a known cause of lung cancer, heart disease, low birth-weight births, and chronic lung ailments such as bronchitis and asthma (particularly in children), as well as other health problems. Second Hand Smoke

It’s deadly. It’s addictive. It’s nasty. Tobacco in Texas

Addiction Can people really get addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes, snuff or chewing tobacco ?

Addiction Nicotine is in the same stimulant category as cocaine, methamphetamine, crack and speed. Your brain gets addicted to nicotine very quickly.

In less than 7 seconds: Nicotine is an addicting stimulant that reaches the brain within 7 seconds making the heart beat faster and the carbon monoxide in the smoke makes the blood vessels constrict which increases blood pressure.

It’s deadly. It’s addictive. It’s nasty. Tobacco in Texas

Long Term Negative Effects Cancers (lung, throat, mouth, bladder, pancreas, uterus, cervix and kidney) Heart Disease Stroke Bronchitis Emphysema Cancers (lung, throat, mouth, bladder, pancreas, uterus, cervix and kidney) Heart Disease Stroke Bronchitis Emphysema

Short Term Negative Effects Shortness of breath Reduced athletic ability Smell in hair and clothes Bad breath Yellow teeth Stained fingers Shortness of breath Reduced athletic ability Smell in hair and clothes Bad breath Yellow teeth Stained fingers

Other Negative Effects Loose Your Drivers License It’s not really cool! Only 21% of young people in Texas smoke – that means if you don’t smoke, you’re in the majority! Not everyone is doing it!

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