HARVEST THE FACTS

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HARVEST THE FACTS

• Harmful Health Effects of Tobacco Use

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Dangerous Substances in Tobacco

• Nicotine
• Carbon Monoxide
• Tars

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Short-Term Effects of Tobacco Use

• Hair and clothes smell
• Bad breath
• Stains teeth and fingers
• Tooth decay
• Shortness of breath
• Wrinkles

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Long-Term Effects of Tobacco Use

• Respiratory Ilnesses
• Circulatory/Heart Diseases
• Oral Diseases and Problems
• Other Illnesses

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Respiratory Illnesses

• Lung Cancer--tobacco use is most common cause of
  lung cancer

• Esophageal Cancer--cancer of the tube leading
  from the throat to the stomach

• Bronchitis--the inflammation of the breathing
  tubes in the lungs

• Emphysema--the hardening of the air sacs in the
  lungs

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LUNGS

• This is a healthy lung.

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LUNGS

• This is a diseased lung. This lung has cancer.

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LUNGS

• This lung has emphysema.

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Circulatory and Heart Diseases

• Arteriosclerosis--the hardening of the arteries

• Hypertension--high blood pressure

• Heart attack--the sudden lack of blood flow to
  the heart muscle.

• Stroke--the lack of blood flow to the brain.

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Circulatory System

• This artery has hardened due to arteriosclerosis

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Circulatory System

• This is a normal artery.

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Heart

• This is a healthy, normal heart.

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Heart

• This is a diseased heart due to tobacco use.

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Oral Diseases and Problems

• Gingivitisirritation of the gums
• Halitosischronic bad breath

• Laryngeal cancercancer of the voice box.

• Oral Cancercancer of the mouth.

• Tooth decaycavities can be caused by tobacco use.

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Oral Diseases and Problems

• This is laryngeal cancer. The bumpy area is the
  cancer.

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Oral Diseases and Problems

• This is cancer of the mouth.

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Oral Diseases and Problems

• This is cancer of the tongue.

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Oral Diseases and Problems

• This is gum ulcers and gum irritation due to
  tobacco use.

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Other Illnesses

• Ulcerssores or holes in the stomach.

• Osteoporosisthe thinning of the bones.

• Tobacco use is a major cause of kidney cancer.

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Stomach

• This stomach has a hole, or ulcer, due to tobacco
  use.