1. TOBACCO

2. Types of Tobacco
Chewing Tobacco
Snuff
Pipes
Cigars
Cigarettes

3. Statistics on Teen Smoking
* Approximately 80% of adult smokers start smoking before the age of 18.
* Every day, nearly 3,000 young people under the age of 18 become regular smokers.
Nearly all first use of tobacco occurs before high school graduation.

4. Chemicals in Tobacco A stimulant More than 4000 chemicals
10% are carcinogens or poisonous
Carcinogens are cancer causing agents
The 3 most poisonous chemicals are: tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide

5. Very addictive- causes a physical dependence
Nicotine
Psychoactive substance- causes a change in the person’s mood or behavior
Very addictive- causes a physical dependence

6. Tar
Tiny pieces that when inhaled in to the lungs, condense and form a sticky coating on the bronchial tubes
Same substance used to pave roads!!!
Destroys cilia, waving hair-like projections that work to keep the respiratory tract clear.

7. Carbon Monoxide
A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas released by burning tobacco
Interferes with the blood’s ability to carry oxygen
Same gas from car exhaust
if inhaled directly-can be fatal

8. Mainstream smoking- passes through the tobacco and filter when the smoker inhales
what a smoker inhales

9. Second handstream smoke- rises from the cigarette when the smoker is not inhaling
This contains 2x more nicotine and tar, and 5x more CO than mainstream
Non-smokers who live with smokers have a 20-30% HIGHER risk of dying from heart disorders than non-smokers who live with non-smokers!!!

10. Passive smoker- a person who inhales the sidestream smoke
smoke inhaled by non-smokers
Passive smoke can cause:
Heart disease *Asthma
Eye irritation *Cancer
Ear infections *Emphysema

11. Effects on the body
When you inhale a cigarette, the nicotine travels to the bloodstream and then to the brain- this only take 8 seconds
Become more alert and energetic
Sense of smell and taste decrease
Yellow Teeth, Fingernails
Smelly clothes, hair, breath, house, car, etc.
“Smokers Voice”

12. Tobacco Dangers Cracking and bleeding lips and gums
receding gums, which can eventually make your teeth fall out
increased heart rate, high blood pressure, and irregular heartbeats=leading to a greater risk of heart attacks and brain damage
ORAL CANCER-lips, tongue, cheeks, gums, ANYWHERE IN MOUTH!
CANCER-stomach, esophagus, bladder, lung

13. About 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in men and almost 80 percent of lung cancer deaths in women are due to smoking.

14. Heart Disease The role of smoking in Coronary Heart Disease
Carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke exerts a negative effect on the heart by reducing the blood’s ability to carry oxygen.
Blood pressure will increase

16. Tobacco on the skin

17. Tobacco on the hands

18. Tobacco on the Teeth

19. Healthy Lungs
You can see how the lung looks without the effects of inhalation of smoke.
Note black specks throughout indicative of carbon deposits from pollution.

20. Lung after smoking
Smokers lung with cancer.  White area on top is the cancer, this is what killed the person.  The blackened area is just the deposit of tars that all smokers paint into their lungs with every puff they take.

21. LUNG CANCER
Now kills more women than breast cancer!

22. Chronic Bronchitis Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
Chronic coughing, excessive mucus production
Cilia becomes useless-covered with tar

23. Pulmonary Emphysema
Destruction of tiny air sacs in lungs which absorb oxygen into the body
Tiny air sacs=ALVEOLI
Instead of using only 5% of their energy to breathe, a person with advanced emphysema uses 80% of their energy to breathe!!

24. How much money do you save by not smoking???
LETS FIND OUT!!!

25. Let’s say someone smokes 1 pack a day… Per PACK they will spend $7
Per WEEK they will spend $49
Per MONTH they will spend $196
Per YEAR they will spend $2352
5 YEARS= $11,760
10 YEARS= $23,520
15 years = $35,280
20 years = $47,040
What would you buy with this much money??

26. How to quit Hypnosis Therapy Support groups Medicine- patch, gum
Cold Turkey(quit) is best!!

27. Smoking – To Die For!