Coach Clausi 1 Tobacco 101

Traditional Vs. Commercial Tobacco TRADITIONALCOMMERCIAL Smoked in a pipe for ceremonial purposes Used as an offering to a healer, elder or other person as a sign of respect or thanks Medicinal tobacco was often used as a painkiller Deliberate targeting of specific consumer groups Premeditated and conscious addition of chemicals that lead to addiction Scarcely contains actual tobacco 2

Commercial Tobacco Contents 4000 Chemicals 40 Cancer causing agents 500 Poisons 3

Nicotine Poisonous More addictive than cocaine and heroine So powerful that farmers can’t use it to kill insects Legal addiction Use results in emotional dependence  Mood leveler  Users rely on it to control emotional responses to everyday life 4

Carbon Monoxide The compound in car exhaust that causes death Causes shortness of breath Reduces the amount of oxygen blood can carry 5

Tar Sticky Residue that stains the fingers and teeth. Contains benzopyrene, one of the deadliest cancer causing agents known. 6

Chemicals Acetone: fingernail polish remover Ammonia: floor/toilet cleaner Cadmium: batteries Arsenic: rat poison Methane: cow manure fumes Formaldehyde: preserver of dead bodies 7

Metals Aluminum Magnesium Zinc Silicon Titanium Silver Lead Copper Mercury Heavy metals 8

Nicotine Hard Habit to Quit On a milligram for milligram basis, is 10 times more potent than heroin as an addictive substance Smoking is an over-learned behavior Pack/day smoker estimates  6 doses (puffs)/cigarette  20 cigarettes per day  = 43,800 doses per year! Few behaviors occur more often...  Breathing  Blinking 9

Nicotine Hard Habit to Quit Withdrawal Symptoms Anxiety 87% *Irritability 80% * Difficulty Concentrating 73% * Restlessness 71% Tobacco Cravings 62% Gastrointestinal Problems 33% Headaches 24%Drowsiness 22% 10

Tobacco Individual Costs A pack a day habit… 1 Year = $1, Years = $16, Years = $33,600 11

Chew, Snuff, plug, leaf, and dip are all forms of smokeless tobacco If you hold the average-sized dip in your mouth for 30 minutes you get as much nicotine as you would from 2-3 cigarettes Smokeless Tobacco Facts & Stats 12

Contains 28 cancer-causing chemicals One can of Copenhagen is equal to 3 packs of cigarettes Snuff dippers consume on average 10 times more cancer-causing substances (nitrosamines -- chemicals from the curing process) than cigarette smokers Smokeless Tobacco Facts & Stats 13

Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Tooth Abrasion Gum Disease Gum Recession Heart Disease and Stroke Cancer in the mouth, pharynx (voice box), esophagus and pancreas. 14

Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Increased heart rate Increased blood pressure Bad breath Reduced sense of smell 15

Tobacco & Cancer Smoking is a major cause of cancers of the oropharynx (base of the tongue) and bladder among women. Women who smoke have increased risks for cancers of the pancreas and kidney. Larynx and esophagus cancer rates are also elevated. 16

Tobacco & Cancer Cancerous tumor in the lung Small cell cancer in Smoker’s lung Healthy lungs 17

Tobacco & Diabetes Smoking and Diabetes both reduce the amount of oxygen reaching your bodily tissues, resulting in poor circulation. Smoking raises your blood sugar level making it harder to control your diabetes. Of people with diabetes who need amputations, 95% are smokers. 18

Tobacco & Diabetes Nicotine is a vessel constrictor, reducing the body’s blood flow. Smoking increases cholesterol levels and hardens arteries. Diabetes increases cholesterol levels and the levels of some other fats in your blood. The combined cardiovascular risks of smoking and diabetes is as high as 14 times those of either smoking or diabetes alone. 19

Secondhand Smoke Smoke breathed out by a smoker and smoke from the burning end of cigarettes, cigars, pipes Composed of nearly 4,000 different chemicals and over 150 toxins including carbon monoxide 20

Children & Secondhand Smoke 38% of children aged 2 months to 5 years are exposed to SHS in the home. Up to 2,000,000 ear infections each year Nearly 530,000 doctor visits for asthma Up to 436,000 episodes of bronchitis in children under five Up to 190,000 cases of pneumonia in children under five 21

Children & Secondhand Smoke Coughing and wheezing Asthma Sore throats and colds Eye irritation Hoarseness 22

Pregnancy & Secondhand Smoke Pregnant women exposed to ETS 6 hours a day pass carcinogens to the blood of unborn ETS for 2 hours a day causes 2 times risk of low birth weight Miscarriage Prematurity Low birth weight Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 23

What You Can Do… If you smoke quit as soon as possible! Do not allow smoking inside your home or car – protect others from Secondhand smoke. Get involved with tobacco awareness campaigns – let others know about the risk! 24

When You Quit… Within 20 Minutes:  Blood pressure drops to normal  Pulse rate returns to normal  Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal Within 8 Hours:  Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal  Oxygen level in blood increases to normal  Smoker's breath disappears Within 24 Hours:  Your chance of a heart attack decreases. Within 48 Hours: Nerve endings start to re-grow Your ability to smell and taste is enhanced 25

When You Quit… Within 72 Hours:  Bronchial tubes relax making it easier to breathe.  Lung capacity increases making it easier to do physical activities  Within 2 weeks - 3 months:  Circulation improves  Walking becomes easier  Lung function increases up to 30 % Within months:  Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease  Energy level increases  Cilia re-grow in lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean lungs, reduce infection 26

When You Quit… Within One Year:  Risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker Within Two Years:  Heart attack risk drops to near normal Within 5 Years:  Lung cancer death rate for average pack-a-day smoker decreases by almost half  Stroke risk is reduced  Risk of mouth, throat and esophageal cancer is half that of a smoker 27

When You Quit… Within 10 Years:  Lung cancer death rate is similar to that of a person who does not smoke.  The pre-cancerous cells are replaced. Within 15 Years:  Risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a person who has never smoked. 28

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