1. HISTORY OF TOBACCO
MR. GARDNER
HEALTH

2. HISTORY OF TOBACCO
Natives in North America gathered and used it in pipes
1492 – shared it with Columbus
He took it to Europe
1613 – John Rolfe
1st plantation in the Virginia Colony

3. USES Snuff Pipes & Cigars Inhaled up the nostrils by Europeans
Puffed (mouth)

4. USES Cont. Chew & Dip Cigarettes
American farmers (became baseball players 1800s)
Tobacco leaf – molasses added for flavor
Plug (used by cowboys)
Cigarettes
Mid 1800’s were not popular
1880 only 1% of tobacco used

5. HOW CIGARETTES BECAME POPULAR
1900’s movies became popular
Projection- enlarges images
Movie stars wanted to remain thin
Doctors recommended nicotine to remain thin

6. HOW CIGARETTES BECAME POPULAR CONT.
FDR is president & he used cigarettes
WWII-Military (males)
Hero worship
Given cigarette breaks
Relief from duty caused many to use
1961 – 80% of tobacco used in cigarettes

7. HEALTH DANGERS Nicotine - stimulant is NOT the cause of cancer
Used as a bug killer
Appetite suppressant; & increase cholesterol retention leading to arteriolosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
Addictive & habit forming
Constricts blood vessels

8. HEALTH DANGERS CONT. Tar – Carcinogen (proven to cause cancer)
Cigarettes are inhaled and the lungs are coated with tar
One pack a day = one cup of tar in the lungs per year

9. HEALTH DANGERS CONT. Carbon Monoxide – poisonous gas
Ammonia – poisonous gas that clings
Nitrogen Sulfide – rotten eggs
Hydrocyanic Acid – cyanide, used in CA gas chamber
Formaldehyde – embalming fluid

10. WHAT IS SMOKE INHALATION?