1. Tobacco Chapter How bad is Tobacco? Really

2. People and Tobacco ►T►T►T►Tobacco companies glamorize tobacco use in magazines, newspapers, and billboards. ►T►T►T►Today, people understand more about the dangers of tobacco.

3. Statistics

4. Why People Abstain from Tobacco ► Bad Breath, bad odor on clothes, poor complexion, discolored teeth, wrinkled skin, bone loss around teeth, more tooth decay, receded gums, sore throat, watery eyes, impaired sense of smell, impaired sense of taste

5. Anti-Tobacco Advertising

6. Why People Start Tobacco Use ► Social pressures seem to outweigh the dangers of tobacco use. ► Some say the dangers don’t seem real to them. ► Some say the curiosity to try tobacco was too strong.

7. Why People Start Using Tobacco ► Family Members-Studies have shown that children of smokers are much more likely to develop the habit than are children of nonsmokers. ► Friends Who Use Tobacco ► Tobacco Advertising-1971 Congress banned ads on Television and Radio. 1987- Congress banned smokeless tobacco.

8. Tobacco And Its Chemicals ► The physical reactions to tobacco include racing heart, dizziness, watery eyes, coughing spells and nausea.

9. Chemicals in Tobacco Smoke ► 4,000 different chemicals. 1,000 are dangerous. ► Arsenic-powder used in insecticides ► Acetone-Colorless liquid, small quantities found in urine. ► Acetaldehyde-anestetic properties, produces narcosis when inhaled. ► Ammonia-used in a cleaner, germicide. ► Carbon-found in charcoal ► Cresol-phenol from coal tar or wood tar. ► Formaldehyde-preserve dead animals-people ► Hydrocyanide-used in gas chambers. ► Nicotine-highly addictive drug, found in insecticides.

10. Nicotine and Addiction ► Nicotine-drug in tobacco that may act as a stimulant and cause addiction. (Constricts blood vessels, which cut down on the blood flow to hands and feet) ► Stimulant-drug that speeds up the activities of the central nervous system. ► Nicotine Withdrawal- reaction to the lack of nicotine in the body, which causes headaches, irritability, restlessness, increased coughing. ► TAR- The dark sticky mixture of chemicals that is formed when tobacco burns. ► Carcinogens-the tar in tobacco smoke contains hundreds of cancer causing agents. ► Carbon Monoxide-A poisonous, colorless, odorless gas that is found in cig. Smoke

11. Chemicals in Smokeless Tobacco ► Tobacco that is chewed or sniffed through the nose. ► Chewing Tobacco-is poor quality tobacco leaves mixed with molasses or honey and placed between the cheek and gum. ► Snuff-finely ground tobacco that may be held between the lower lip and teeth.

12. Health and Tobacco ► Tobacco users increase their chances of CVD and Respiratory Diseases every time they smoke.

13. The long term affects ► CVD-smoker is 3 times more likely to suffer a heart attack than a nonsmoker. ► A heart attack is five to ten times more likely to kill a smoker than a nonsmoker.

14. Respiratory Diseases ► Chronic Bronchitis-condition in which the bronchial tubes become swollen and clogged with mucous. ► Emphysema-breathing disorder in which small air sacs in the lungs lose their ability to expand and contract.

15. Cancer ► Oral Cancers-cancer of the mouth, throat and tongue. ► Leukoplakia-hard, white, leathery patches or sores.

16. Tobacco Use and Pregnancy

17. Other Physical Effects ► Financial Costs to Society-Health Insurance ► Average Cost for a pack of Cigarettes is: ► Average person uses 1 to 2 packs a day. ► If that person were to save the money wasted they would have _______ in 10 years. ► Secondhand Smoke ► Dangers of Secondhand Smoke

18. Choosing a Healthy Lifestyle ► Quitting Tobacco Use ► Benefits ► Tips for quitting