1. Tobacco Prevention
By: Jennifer Skinner, Tory Scribner, MacKenzie Whitmer, and Alicia Lothspeich

3. What is Tobacco?
Tobacco can be defined as a type of plant that gives off a stimulant called nicotine.

4. Different Forms of Tobacco Use

5. Increased Risk of Cancer Increased Risk of Heart and Lung Disease
Effects of Tobacco Use
Stained Teeth
Bad Breath
Dulled Sense of Taste
Increased Risk of Cancer
Increased Risk of Heart and Lung Disease
Tooth Decay
Eating Away of Gums

6. Why Is It So Addictive?
The nicotine in the tobacco releases a “feel good” chemical called dopamine.

7. Other Options

8. 22.1% of all adults in Montana smoke
Smoking Facts
22.1% of all adults in Montana smoke
16.5% of all high school students in Montana smoke
19% of all adults in the U.S. smoke
18.1% of all high school students in the U.S. smoke
4 Montanans die every day from tobacco related diseases
1,400 adults die each year from smoking

9. Short Term Effects of Smoking
More frequent coughs and colds
Spiked blood pressure
Difficulty breathing
Less oxygen to your brain

10. Long Term Effects Emphysema Stroke Blindness Tooth Loss Cancer
Heart Disease
Gangrene

13. SECOND HAND SMOKE

14. Resources
Robidou, Jacob. Tobacco Lecture 1. 9/4/2013. Power Point Presentation.
Toll of Tobacco in the United States. The Toll of Tobacco in Montana. (2013, June 20).Retrieved from
Better Health Channel. cts_on_your_body
Stop Smoking, Start Repairing.
profitablehospitality.com/news/index.php/employees/stop-smoking- start-repairing-your-body
Graphic Health Warnings on Tobacco Packages. Fact Sheet 2: Smoking causes Gangrene. factsheet.pdf