Tobacco Mr. Breiner Health

What is Tobacco? A Plant that contains Nicotine A Plant that contains Nicotine Can be smoked in cigarettes or cigars Can be smoked in cigarettes or cigars Smokeless Tobacco Smokeless Tobacco Chewed or snorted Chewed or snorted

Main Topics Nicotine Nicotine Tar and Carbon Monoxide Tar and Carbon Monoxide Smoking Diseases Smoking Diseases Environmental Tobacco Smoke Environmental Tobacco Smoke Smokeless Tobacco Smokeless Tobacco Tobacco Advertising Tobacco Advertising Quitting Tobacco Use Quitting Tobacco Use

Nicotine Initially, most dangerous drug in tobacco products Initially, most dangerous drug in tobacco products Stimulant Stimulant Causes Addiction Causes Addiction Constricts the blood vessels Constricts the blood vessels Speeds up blood presure Speeds up blood presure

Nicotine (cont.) Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome Constricts Blood vessels causing cholesterol build up Constricts Blood vessels causing cholesterol build up

Tar and Carbon Monoxide Found in Tobacco smoke Found in Tobacco smoke 4,000 chemicals, 43 known carcinogens Tar- sticky, thick fluid Tar- sticky, thick fluid Irritates respiratory tissue of the respiratory system Major cause of lung cancer Yellow fingers, teeth, and black colored lung Filters on cigarettes trap very little tar

Tar and Carbon Monoxide (cont.) CO-Deadly gas that prevents oxygen inhalation CO-Deadly gas that prevents oxygen inhalation Only found when tobacco is burned Only found when tobacco is burned Makes your body’s need for oxygen increase Makes your body’s need for oxygen increase

Smoking Diseases

Smoking related diseases kill about 400,000 people each year Smoking related diseases kill about 400,000 people each year Things that increase chances of smoking disease: Things that increase chances of smoking disease: Amount of time you smoke Amount you smoke Occupation/ environment

Smoking Diseases (cont.) Chronic Bronchitis Chronic Bronchitis Caused when smoking thickens the mucus and destroys the cilia while inflaming the tubes leading to the lungs Caused when smoking thickens the mucus and destroys the cilia while inflaming the tubes leading to the lungs Increases risk of lung infections Increases risk of lung infections

Smoking Diseases (cont.) Emphysema Emphysema Results from the bursting of the alveoli or air sacs in the lungs causing the lungs to have trouble absorbing oxygen

Smoking Diseases (cont.) Heart Disease Heart Disease Many types Many types Ex. Coronary artery disease Ex. Coronary artery disease Pyorrhea Pyorrhea Teeth and gum disease Teeth and gum disease Many forms of Cancer and leukoplakia Many forms of Cancer and leukoplakia Smoking kills more people each year than illegal drugs, alcohol, homicides, suicides, AIDS, car accidents and fires Smoking kills more people each year than illegal drugs, alcohol, homicides, suicides, AIDS, car accidents and fires

Environmental Tobacco Smoke Sidestream Smoke Sidestream Smoke Passive smoking Passive smoking Mainstream Smoke Mainstream Smoke Active smoking Active smoking Laws protecting nonsmokers Laws protecting nonsmokers

Smokeless Tobacco Causes nicotine dependence Causes nicotine dependence Contains many chemicals that harm health Contains many chemicals that harm health No Carbon Monoxide No Carbon Monoxide Why? Why? Formaldehyde? Formaldehyde? Causes oral Cancer Causes oral Cancer Causes Leukoplakia Causes Leukoplakia

Smokeless Tobacco (cont.) Causes problems with gums and teeth Causes problems with gums and teeth

Tobacco Advertising Surgeon General Surgeon General Tobacco Ads are not allowed by law on TV or Radio Tobacco Ads are not allowed by law on TV or Radio Use of attractive models, glamour, games, giveaways, posing smoking as cool, and misconception in tobacco advertising Use of attractive models, glamour, games, giveaways, posing smoking as cool, and misconception in tobacco advertising

Tobacco Advertising (cont.) Billions of $ spent Billions of $ spent Sur. Gen. mandates warnings on all tobacco products Sur. Gen. mandates warnings on all tobacco products Pressure to smoke is greatest in the teen years Pressure to smoke is greatest in the teen years

Quitting Smoking Smoking causes premature death, quitting decreases the chance Smoking causes premature death, quitting decreases the chance 20 minutes after quitting 20 minutes after quitting 24 hours later 24 hours later 48 hours later 48 hours later 1-9 months 1-9 months 1 year 1 year

Quitting Smoking (cont.) Reasons for quiting? Reasons for quiting? How to Quit How to Quit Cold turkey Cold turkey How to quit How to quit List the reason why you want to quit List the reason why you want to quit Decide when you want to quit Decide when you want to quit Make a health behavior contract Make a health behavior contract Consider situations in which you usually have a cigarette or use smokeless tobacco Consider situations in which you usually have a cigarette or use smokeless tobacco Join a tobacco cessation program Join a tobacco cessation program Get help from others Get help from others Throw away all tobacco products Throw away all tobacco products Be prepared for temptation Be prepared for temptation Participate in activities that keep your mind off using tobacco Participate in activities that keep your mind off using tobacco Get help from a health-care professional Get help from a health-care professional Avoid weight gain Avoid weight gain Keep your guard up Keep your guard up If you slip up and use tobacco, keep trying to quit If you slip up and use tobacco, keep trying to quit

Tobacco Trends Smoking in teenagers has decreased Smoking in teenagers has decreased 25% of Americans smoke 25% of Americans smoke 70% of them want to quit 70% of them want to quit More than half of all smokers start before age 20 More than half of all smokers start before age 20 90% of lung cancer is caused by smoking 90% of lung cancer is caused by smoking Smoker dying from smoking diseases could have lived 15 years longer if they didn’t smoke Smoker dying from smoking diseases could have lived 15 years longer if they didn’t smoke

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