1. Nicotine Facts

2. Why do we teach kids about smoking?

3. Cigarette Smoke Chemicals found in cigarette smoke  There are 100s of chemicals in the smoke  The most dangerous are  Tar  Nicotine  Carbon Monoxide

4. What is Tar?  Damage lung tissue  Considered main cancer causing agent

5. What is Nicotine?  Enters the body through smoking or chewing  Poison found in tobacco leaves  Effects the brain within four seconds of entering the body  Narrows blood vessels  Creates addiction in the brain

6. Addiction and Tolerance Addiction – the mental and physical need for a drug Tolerance – the body’s increasing need for a drug to get the same effect. Once you build up tolerance your body is getting physically addicted.

7. Nicotine’s Effects Short Term Effects Long Term Effects What’s the difference??

8. Short Term Effects  Reduced oxygen to the lungs and body  Increased Heart Rate  Increased Blood Pressure  “Smokey” Cloths and Hair  Cough  Light-headed feeling from Nicotine Rush

9. Long Term Effects Heart Disease Lung Cancer Mouth / Throat Cancer Bronchitis Emphysema Yellow Skin and Teeth Facial Wrinkles

10. Reasons to Quit  The body begins to repair itself as soon as a person stops smoking.  Heart Rate returns to normal after about 20 minutes without Nicotine.  Second Hand Smoke no longer effects those around you.  Money is saved from the cost of smoking. $7per day X 365 = @$2,550 per year

11. Second Hand Smoke  The dangers of second hand smoke are the same as a regular smoker  The amount and depth of inhalation influences the degree of absorption.

12. If we can figure out why people start, we can help ourselves not start