1. Claudia Lopez-Lancheros Terri Morris Collaborative Health Project Topic: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Focus Area: Health Consequences of Tobacco

2. Number of nonsmoking Americans exposed to second-hand smoke: 126 million It accounts for nearly 440,000 deaths each year, of which more than 135,000 are due to smoking related cardiovascular diseases. The nicotine in tobacco is the cause of brown staining that is a familiar sight on the teeth of smokers. Causes the loss of two teeth every 10 years. If you start smoking a pack a day at age 18 you will lose between four and five teeth by age 35. Experimenting with tobacco puts young people at risk for nicotine dependence. Consequences of Smoking Tobacco

3. Did you know that smoking actually dulls your sense of smell and taste? Every year, almost 1,000 smokers and non-smokers are killed in home fires caused by cigarettes. Studies have shown that regular smokers are 4 to 10 times more likely to die from cancers of the mouth, larynx, and esophagus than non-smokers. People exposed to smoking will absorb nicotine and carbon monoxide in their body fluids. Smokers reach exhaustion before non-smokers do and can’t run as far or as fast as non-smokers. Consequences of Smoking Tobacco

4. –Secondhand Smoke – http://www.cdc.gov/DataStatistics/archive/second-hand-smoke.html http://www.cdc.gov/DataStatistics/archive/second-hand-smoke.html –Cardiovascular Disease –http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3038016http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3038016 –Detrimental to Oral Health – Nicotine stain on teeth –http://www.simplyteeth.com/category/sections/adult/aboutteeth/staining.asp?category=adultlist&section=99& page=59http://www.simplyteeth.com/category/sections/adult/aboutteeth/staining.asp?category=adultlist&section=99& page=59 –Detrimental to Oral Health –http://www.dentistryinworld.com/stiri/384-FACTS_ON_SMOKING_AND_ORAL_HEALTH.htmlhttp://www.dentistryinworld.com/stiri/384-FACTS_ON_SMOKING_AND_ORAL_HEALTH.html –Nicotine Adiction –http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticlehttp://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle –Dull your senses –http://health.utah.gov/precon/avoid/tobacco/http://health.utah.gov/precon/avoid/tobacco/ –House Fires –http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/smoking.shtmhttp://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/smoking.shtm –Increase the risk of cancer –http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/cigarsmoking/cigar-smoking-cancer-and-healthhttp://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/cigarsmoking/cigar-smoking-cancer-and-health –Smoking: Chemical reactions in your body – http://www.livestrong.com/article/285882-chemical-reactions-involved-in-smoking/#ixzz1PpBqffRE http://www.livestrong.com/article/285882-chemical-reactions-involved-in-smoking/#ixzz1PpBqffRE –Smoking and Physical Activity –http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/smoking/hic_smoking_and_physical_activity.aspxhttp://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/smoking/hic_smoking_and_physical_activity.aspx