1. Tobacco Notes

2. Tobacco I.What’s in a cigarette? 1. Stimulant – drug that increases the functioning of the (CNS). - Increased HR, BP, Breathing, etc. 2. Nicotine – Addictive substance in cigarettes. 3. Carcinogen – Cancer causing substances. 4. Carbon Monoxide – Colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. 5. Tar – Thick, dark, sticky, fluid produced when tobacco burns. II. Immediate effects on the user - Yellow teeth- Premature aging - Yellowing fingertips- Bad breath - Smelly hair - Gum disease, tooth damage

4. Immediate Effects continued…. - Decrease taste buds - decrease sense of smell - Loss of $$ III. Effects on the body 1. Stroke – Lack of oxygen to the brain

6. 2. Emphysema - Air sacs burst - Can’t absorb oxygen 3.Chronic Bronchitis - Tar covers the cilia in airways, causing them to become paralyzed

7. 4. Asthma - Bronchial Tubes Constrict 5. Cancer - uncontrolled cell growth IV. Effects on the non Smoker 1. Passive Smoke – (Second hand) The smoke that is inhaled by those who aren’t smoking 2. Mainstream smoke – Smoke inhaled and exhaled by the smoker 3. Sidestream Smoke – Smoke from the burning tip

8. Tobacco During Pregnancy - Low birth weight - Premature birth - Respiratory problems - SIDS - Still birth - Small fetal growth - Increased behavioral/Intellectual problems - passed through breastfeeding

9. Smokeless Tobacco - 10 times the carcinogens into blood stream - 1 can of chewing tobacco = 60 cigarettes (nicotine) - Leukoplakia – small white, leathery patches on the inside of the mouth from chewing tobacco. - Non-cancerous when they appear, but can become if untreated