1. TOBACCO

2. What is it? An agricultural crop Also known as “chew” “dip” “smoke” Can be smoked, chewed, dipped and spit out Brown cut up leaves Main ingredient is nicotine (poisonous stimulant drug) 2 other harmful ingredients are Tar and Carbon Monoxide

3. Closer look at Nicotine A deadly poison found in tobacco leaves It is absorbed through the lungs and membranes of the mouth Found in cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and chewing tobacco One drop of pure nicotine can be fatal to humans Highly addictive

4. Short term effects Increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and blood flow from the heart Causes the blood vessels to narrow High blood pressure Clothes, hair smell, bad breath Loss of appetite More colds, sickness

5. Long term effects Chronic lung disease Lung, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and bladder cancers Coronary heart disease Stroke Bronchitis, Emphysema Stained teeth and nails Wrinkles (of skin)

6. Second Hand Smoke “Environmental Tobacco Smoke” 3,000 non-smoking Americans die annually of lung cancer 300,000 children have respiratory tract infections Contains 250 chemicals known to be toxic Almost 60 percent of U.S. children aged 3-11 years (22 million children) are exposed to secondhand smoke. About 25% of children aged 3–11 years live with at least one smoker, compared to only about 7% of nonsmoking adults

7. Chewing Tobacco A smokeless tobacco product which is chewed/sucked One of the oldest ways to consume leaves (Native Indians) Contains 28 carcinogens Cause of many oral health problems Leukoplakia is most common Common among baseball players (“dip”)

8. Chewing Tobacco Cancer of the mouth Decay of exposed tooth roots Pulling away of the gums from the teeth White patches or red sores in the mouth that can turn to cancer As dangers as smoking tobacco Smokeless tobacco contains more nicotine than cigarettes

9. Smoking fact sheet Shorten your life span by 6 ½ years 1,000 deaths per day 70% are more likely to die of heart disease 1,000% more likely to die of lung cancer 500% more likely to die of chronic bronchitis 3,000 teens start to smoke daily 15% of 12-17 yr olds smoke on a daily basis 1 billion=amount of cigarettes sold to underage

10. Cigarette related deaths

11. Health benefits of Quitting People who stop smoking greatly reduce their risk of dying prematurely. Benefits are greater for people who stop at earlier ages, but cessation is beneficial at all ages. Smoking cessation lowers the risk for lung and other types of cancer. The risk for developing cancer declines with the number of years of smoking cessation. Risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease is reduced after smoking cessation. Coronary heart disease risk is substantially reduced within 1 to 2 years of cessation.

12. Quitting (cont.) Cessation reduces respiratory symptoms, such as coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. The rate of decline in lung function is slower among persons who quit smoking. Women who stop smoking before or during pregnancy reduce their risk for adverse reproductive outcomes such as infertility or having a low-birth-weight baby.