Tobacco DO NOW: LIST 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS THAT YOU KNOW. CIRCLE THE PRODUCTS THAT YOU THINK ARE ADDICTIVE
What is Tobacco? 1. Tobacco is a product prepared from leaves of the tobacco plant.
Types of Tobacco. 2. Cigarettes 3. Chewing Tobacco 4. Cigars 5. Hookah ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS HAVE DANGEROUS CHEMICALS
Nicotine 6. Nicotine is the addictive drug found in all tobacco products. 7. At low doses can be a mild stimulant & muscle relaxant. 8. At high doses, it is a powerful nerve poison mg of nicotine is enough to kill a person, 1-2 mg are inhaled when a cigarette is smoked.
Other Chemicals 10. There are over 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke. 11. At least 40 chemicals are carcinogens (chemicals or agents that cause cancer). 12. Tar is a sticky black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the airways
Other Chemicals 13. Cyanide – Poisonous gas used to develop photographs 14. Formaldehyde – Used as an embalming fluid (preserving dead bodies) 15. Carbon monoxide – blocks oxygen from getting into blood stream
Chewing Tobacco times more nicotine than cigarettes. 16. Contain many of the same carcinogens.
Short Term & Long Term Effects SHORT TERM Increase HR Increase Breathing Stimulates Vomit Reflexes Breath, Clothes, Teeth LONG TERM Addiction Emphysema – Respiratory disease, in which air cannot move in & out of the lungs. Heart Disease Cancer
Why do People Use Tobacco? 17. Family & Friends 18. Misconception 19. Advertising 20. Curiosity 21. Rebellion
What is the cost? Pack of cigarettes – $6.35 (State of Delaware average) Tin of tobacco - $4.05 (State of Delaware average) If a person uses a pack of cigarettes each day, how much are they paying over one year? If a person uses a tin of tobacco each day, how much are they paying over one year?
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