1. CHAPTER
20 LESSON 1
THE HEALTH RISKS
OF TOBACCO USE

2. TOBACCO
TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE MADE FROM THE LEAVES OF TOBACCO PLANTS, WHICH CONTAIN NICOTINE.
NICOTINE-THE ADDICITIVE DRUG FOUND IN TOBACCO LEAVES.
-IT RAISES BLOOD PRESSURE, INCREASES HEART RATE,
AND CONTRIBUTES TO HEART DISEASE AND STROKE.
-IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A STIMULANT
STIMULANT- A DRUG THAT INCREASES THE ACTION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, THE HEART, AND OTHER ORGANS.

3. CARCINOGENS IN A CIGARETTE
                               
                          
                   
THE MOST DANGEROUS ARE TAR AND CARBON MONOXIDE.

4. SMOKELESS TOBACCO
SMOKELESS TOBACCO- IS TOBACCO THAT IS SNIFFED THROUGH THE NOSE, HELD IN THE MOUTH, OR CHEWED.
-IT CONTAINS 28 CARCINOGENS ALL OF THEM ARE ABSORBED IN THE BLOOD.
-SINCE IT IS HELD IN THE MOUTH IT DELIVERS BOTH NICOTINE AND THE CARCINOGENS TO THE BODY 2 TO 3 TIMES THAT OF A SINGLE CIGARETTE.
-IT CAUSES LEUKOPLAKIA-
WHICH IS A THICKENED, WHITE, LEATHERY-LOOKING SPOT ON THE INSIDE OF THE MOUTH THAT CAN DEVELOP INTO ORAL CANCER.

5. HOW TOBACCO AFFECTS THE BODY
SHORT TERM EFFECTS:
1. CHANGE IN BRAIN CHEMISTRY- CAUSING THE BODY TO CRAVE MORE, WITHDRAWL MAY OCCUR 30 MINUTES AFTER TOBACCO USE (HEADACHES, NERVOUSNESS AND TREMBLING)
2. INCREASED RESPIRATION AND HEART RATE BREATHING BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
3. DULLED TASTE BUDS AND REDUCED APPETITE
4. BAD BREATH AND SMELLY HAIR,CLOTHES, AND SKIN

6. LONG TERM EFFECTS:
1. CHRONIC BRONCHITIS- BUILD UP OF TAR IN THE LUNGS WHICH CAUSE COUGHING AND EXCESSIVE MUCUS SECREATION.
2. EMPHYSEMA- DESTROYS AIR SACS IN THE LUNGS. THIS TYPE OF PERSON USES 80% OF THEIR ENERGY JUST TO BREATH.
3. LUNG CANCER- COULD LEAD TO DEATH.
4. CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND STROKE- NICOTINE CONTRIBUTES TO PLAGUE BUILD UP IN BLOOD VESSELS AND HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES WHICH LEAD TO DISEASES.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS- HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES

7. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE TOBACCO?

8. OTHER CONSEQUENCES OF TOBACCO
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES- MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD, PROHIBITED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.(SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED)
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES- SECONDHAND SMOKE IS OFFENSIVE, HAVE BAD BREATH, YELLOWED TEETH, STAINED FINGERS.
FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES- SMOKING A PACK A DAY COSTS BETWEEN $2000 AND $3000 A YEAR.

9. FAST FACTS
-ONE CIGAR CONTAINS AS MUCH NICOTINE AS A PACK OF CIGARETTES.
-PIPE AND CIGAR SMOKERS HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING CANCERS OF THE LIP, MOUTH AND THROAT.
                                
-IMPORTED CIGARETTES HAVE 2-3 TIMES MORE TAR AND NICOTINE THAN AMERICAN CIGARETTES.

10. WHY IS CIGARETTE SMOKE TOXIC?
QUESTION
WHY IS CIGARETTE SMOKE TOXIC?
TICKET OUT THE DOOR