TOBACCO Six types of tobacco products n Cigarettes
TOBACCO
Six types of tobacco products n Cigarettes n Chew n Snuff n Pipe n Cigars n Clove/herbal Cigarettes
Nicotine Addictive ingredient in tobacco n Low doses-mild stimulant and muscle relaxant n Higher doses-powerful nerve poison n 60 mg of nicotine are enough to kill most people. 1 or 2 mg are inhaled when a cigarette is smoked. n
TAR n Thick, black substance in tobacco smoke. n Coats inside of airways n Contains many carcinogens
Chemicals n 4000 chemicals in cigarette smoke n 40 of the chemicals are carcinogens (chemical or agents that cause cancer)
Six of the dangerous chemicals found in tobacco smoke n Cyanide-poisonous gas used to develop photographs n Formaldehyde-substance used to preserve laboratory animals and as embalming fluid n Lead-dangerous metal
Continued: n Vinyl chloride-flammable gas used to make plastic products n Carbon monoxide-gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream n Ammonia-chemical found in bathroom cleaners
Smokeless Tobacco n Snuff n Chewing tobacco n They contain: nicotine, tar, arsenic, nickel, benzopyrene, polonium n They lead to mouth sores, mouth cancer
SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF TOBACCO n Stimulates the brain reward system. n Increase heart rate and blood pressure. n Increases breathing rate. n Increases blood sugar levels n Stimulates the vomit reflex
LONG TERM EFFECTS OF TOBACCO USE Addiction – stimulates the brain reward system and changes the way it functions. These changes can lead to addiction. n Bronchitis – Paralyzes then kills cila (constantly moves mucus that traps harmful particles that are inhaled) so mucus and inhaled particles build up deep in the lungs. n
Continued…. n n Emphysema – respiratory disease in which air cannot move in and out of the lungs because the alveoli (tiny air sacks in the lungs) become blocked or lose their elasticity. Heart and Artery Disease - Nearly 170, 000 die yearly. Nicotine increases heart rate, narrows blood vessels and eventually causes arteries to become hardened and clogged.
CONTINUED…. Cancer – lung, pancreas, bladder, cervix and kidney, mouth and throat cancer. Lung cancer often spreads to other parts of the body. Leading cancer killer. n Immune system suppression – reduces the activity of immune system cells so it leads to the body being more vulnerable to disease. n
CONTINUED…. Other – excessive stomach acid build up and damage to stomach and small intestines n Unattractive n Stains on fingers and teeth n Bad breath n Receding gums n
CONTINUED…. Mouth sores (dipping) n Odor and tar film on clothes n Dulls the senses of smell and tastes n
EFFECTS OF SMOKE ON NON-SMOKERS
SIDESTREAM SMOKE THAT ESCAPES FORM THE TIP OF A CIGARETTE, CIGAR OR PIPE. IT CAN BE AS MUCH AS HALF OF THE SMOKE FROM A CIGARETTE.
MAINSTREAM SMOKE THAT IS INHALED THROUGH A TOBACCO PRODUCT AND EXHALED BY A TOBACCO SMOKER.
ENVIROMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE (SECOND HAND SMOKE) A COMBINATION OF EXHALED MAINSTREAM SMOKE AND SIDESTREAM SMOKE.
DANGERS FOR EVERY 8 SMOKERS KILLED BY THEIR OWN SMOKING ONE NONSMOKER IS KILLED BY EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE.
ILLNESSES n n n HEADACHES NAUSEA DIZZINESS SORE THROATS REDUCED HEART FUNCTION OF HEALTHY YOUNG MEN n n ASTHMA IN CHILDREN EAR INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN
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