Daily Journal How does tobacco impact individuals Tobacco

Daily Journal How does tobacco impact individuals?

Tobacco

Brainstorm short term effects of smoking

Brainstorm long term effects of smoking

Tobacco � Leading cause of preventable illness and death � Can be smoked in cigarettes, cigars, or pipes � Can be chewed � Carrier for the drug nicotine › CNS stimulant

Cigarettes � Contains over 4, 000 › 600 ingredients › 50 cause cancer � Contain � Made � Take chemicals less than 1 gram of tobacco from different blends of tobacco less than 10 minutes to smoke

Tobacco Ingredients � Nicotine � Carbon Monoxide � Tar � Carcinogens

Tobacco Ingredients � Nicotine › CNS stimulant �Boosts mood �Increases heart rate �Increases blood pressure › Addictive

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Tobacco Ingredients � Carbon Monoxide › Odorless gas that is fatal › Takes place of oxygen in the blood › Rapidly absorbed into blood steam

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Tobacco Ingredients � Tar › Particles containing chemicals › Sticky & brown, strains teeth, fingernails, and lung tissue

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Carcinogens � Cancer causing agents

Effects on the body � Immune system � Circulatory system � Musculoskeletal system � Respiratory system � Digestive system � Nervous system � Cancer

Immune System � Greater susceptibility to: › Pneumonia and influenza � Longer-lasting � Lower illnesses levels of antioxidants in the blood

Circulatory System � Atherosclerosis › Plaque build up on artery walls � Coronary heart disease › Plaque build up in the arteries of the heart � Peripheral arterial disease › Plaque build up in arteries that carry blood to the head, organs, and limbs � Heart attack & Stroke › Blockages of blood supply � Increased blood pressure

Musculoskeletal System � Tightening � Reduced of certain muscles bone density › Osteoporosis › Bone loss

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Respiratory System � Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease › Progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe � Emphysema › Air sacs in lungs are gradually destroyed, making it harder to breathe � Chronic bronchitis › Inflammation of the lining of the airways, or bronchial tubes

Respiratory System Health Concerns � Smoking causes about 90% lung cancer deaths � Smoking accounts for about 73% of chronic lung disease

Digestive System � Irritation and inflammation of stomach & intestines � Painful ulcers

Nervous System � CNS stimulant

Cancers � � � � Nose Mouth Larynx Trachea Esophagus Throat Lungs � � � Stomach Pancreas Kidneys Bladder Cervix Bone marrow and blood

Other effects � Prematurely wrinkled skin � Permanent gum and tooth loss � Stained teeth � Lost or weakened sense of taste � Unwanted weight loss � Vision loss or blindness � Tobacco Body

Second Hand Smoke � Known � Two as environmental tobacco smoke forms: › Sidestream smoke- smoke from the lightened end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar › Mainstream smoke- smoke exhaled by a smoker

Second Hand Smoke � Sidestream smoke has higher concentration of carcinogens › Particles make way into lungs � Linked to lung cancer, heart disease, asthma problems, respiratory tract infections

Addiction � Nicotine is addictive � Reaches the brain within 10 seconds of entering body � How it addiction works: › Smoking causes the brain to release adrenaline which creates a buzz › Buzz fades quickly › Another cigarette › Building tolerance so need to smoke more › Cycle repeats over and over › Leads to addiction