TOBACCO FACTS

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TOBACCO FACTS

• Smoking is the 1 preventable cause of death and
  disease.
• Smoking causes about 400,000 deaths a year
• Heart Disease is the 1 cause of death, followed
  by lung cancer, emphysema and high blood pressure.

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• The risk of becoming addicted to nicotine is
  between 1-3. The risk of becoming dependent on
  alcohol is 1 in 9.
• Each cigarette smoked takes about 7 minutes off
  your life. 140 min 1 pack 2 years 20
  years of smoking
• Smoking cost 97 billion a year in medical costs

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INGREDIENTS

• The 3 main harmful substances in tobacco are
• nicotine,
• tar
• carbon monoxide.

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Nicotine

• Nicotine is an addictive drug that is classified
  as a stimulant.
• Nicotine is more addictive than heroin or
  cocaine.
• Within seconds of inhaling, nicotine affects
  breathing.
• Nicotine is a natural chemical produced to act as
  an insecticide to protect the tobacco plant from
  insects.

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TAR

• Tar is the dark, sticky substance that forms when
  tobacco burns.
• Tar contains many chemicals that can cause
  cancer.
• Tar covers the lining of the lungs, and damages
  the respiratory system.

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CARBON MONOXIDE

• Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless,
  poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns.
• Carbon Monoxide clings onto red blood cells in
  place of oxygen. When this happens the red blood
  cells can not transport as much oxygen as the
  body needs.

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Some other chemicals in tobacco

• Acetone found in finger nail polish
• Formaldehyde found in embalming fluid
• Arsenic found in weed killer
• Propane used to light gas grills
• Butane found in cigarette lighters

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MAJOR SHORT TERM EFFECTS

• Increase heart rate, increased blood pressure,
  dulled taste buds, and changes in the brain that
  lead to addiction.
• Long term health effects are
• heart disease, emphysema, lung cancer, throat
  cancer, bronchitis, and oh yeah - DEATH

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Smokeless Tobacco

• Smokeless tobacco, also known as chew, dip and
  snuff, contains more nicotine than cigarettes.
• Addiction occurs quicker than it does to
  cigarettes. Use of smokeless tobacco increases
  the risk of mouth cancer and cancer of the
  esophagus.
• Ingredients include sugar 28 cancer causing
  chemicals

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Cigars

• Cigars contain nicotine and cancer causing
  chemicals like cigarettes.
• 1 cigar 3 cigarettes
• Cigars do not have a filter to reduce tar and
  nicotine intake

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Cigarette Advertising and teens

• Tobacco companies spend 11 billion a year on
  advertising, more money than is spent on any
  other product on the market.
• Everyday 3,000 teenagers become smokers.
• Research shows that cigarette advertising has a
  great influence on the behavior of teens.

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Dont believe me?

• The most popular cigarettes smoked by teenagers
  are Marlboro, Camels and Newport.
• The 3 most advertised brands of cigarettes are
  Marlboro, Camels and Newport

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Why is advertising to youth so important to
tobacco companies?

• Teen smokers are needed to replace the older
  smokers who die.
• Youre referred to as Replacement Smokers
• 90 of adult smokers began smoking before they
  were 18.

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Poetic Justice

• The Marlboro Man died of lung cancer

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The bottom line

• Smoking is a hard habit to break
• The best idea is to not start at all.

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LUNGS AT WORK
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Agree or Disagree

• According to the Surgeon Generals Report
• Tobacco is the first drug used by the majority of
  teens who use alcohol and illegal drugs.
• Teens who smoke are
• 3x more likely to use alcohol
• 8x more likely to smoke pot
• 22 x more likely to use cocaine

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• The SGR found that students with the highest
  grades are less likely to smoke than those with
  the lowest grades.
• Tobacco use is highest among drop outs, lowest
  among college students.

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Second Hand Smoke

• Second hand smoke consists of
• Mainstream smoke this is the smoke inhaled and
  exhaled by the smoker
• Side stream smoke which is the smoke released
  directly from the end of a burning cigarette

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• 2/3 of the smoke from a burning cigarette is not
  inhaled by the smoker, it goes into the air.
• Side stream smoke has a high concentration of
  toxic chemicals

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• Exposed to second hand smoke for as little as 8
  minutes can cause physical reactions linked to
  heart disease
• Second hand smoke can cause lung cancer in
  healthy nonsmokers
• It takes about 2 weeks for nicotine to clear from
  the air in a room

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Second hand smoke and kids

• In children, secondhand smoke can cause low birth
  weight, chronic middle ear infection, and
  respiratory illnesses like asthma
• Smoking is one of the worst triggers of asthma
  symptoms

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Second hand smoke and kids

• Every year 300 kids suffer injuries from smoking
  caused fires
• If you smoke around your children, they can
  inhale the equivalent of 100 packs of cigarettes
  by age 5

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GOOD NEWS

• THE END !