Tobacco 101 Presentation

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Tobacco 101 Presentation

• Marcia Brown-Machen, M.P.H.
• Program Director

City of Berkeley Tobacco Prevention Program
[phone]
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Consequences of Tobacco-Use Preventable Causes
of Death
Smoking 400,000
Accidents 94,000 2nd Hand Smoke
38,000 Alcohol 45,000 HIV/AIDS
32,600 Suicide 31,000 Homicide 21,000 Drugs
14,200
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Tobacco Kills More Americans Each Year Than
Alcohol, Cocaine, Crack, Heroin, Homicide,
Suicide, Car Accidents, Fires and AIDS combined
(Chart of health effects- to be scanned in)
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What are the tobacco-related diseases that are
contributing to all these deaths?
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Tobacco use The single largest cause of
preventable death.
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Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis
Healthy artery
Damaged artery
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Heart Attack
Smokers are twice as likely as Nonsmokers to have
a heart attack
Quitting smoking rapidly reduces the risk of
coronary heart disease
Torn heart wall Result of over-worked heart
muscle
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
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Stroke
This brain shows stroke damage, which can cause
death or severe mental or physical disability
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Emphysema
Emphysematic lung
Healthy lung

• Symptoms Include
• Shortness of breath
• Chronic cough
• Wheezing
• Anxiety
• Weight loss
• Ankle, feet and leg swelling
• fatigue

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Lung CancerThe uncontrolled growth of abnormal
cells in one or both lungs
Lung cancer kills more people than any other type
of cancer
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Fetal Damage

• Fetal Smoking Syndrome
• Birth defects
• Premature stillbirth
• Low birthweight
• Prone to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Lowered immune capacity

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Laryngeal Cancer

• Symptoms
• Persistent hoarseness
• Chronic sore throat
• Painful swallowing
• Pain in the ear
• Lump in the neck

Over 80 of deaths from laryngeal cancer are
linked to smoking
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Dental Problems

• Common Consequences
• Stained teeth
• Gum inflammation
• Black hairy tongue
• Oral cancer
• Delayed healing of the gums

Above Cavities Below Gingivitis
Overall poor oral health
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Consequences of chewing tobacco
Leukoplakia
Oral cancer
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Secondhand smoke
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Chemical Box

• Whats in Tobacco?
• Tar black sticky substance used to pave roads
• Nicotine Insecticide
• Carbon Monoxide Car exhaust
• Acetone Finger nail polish remover
• Ammonia Toilet Cleaner
• Cadmium used batteries
• Ethanol Alcohol
• Arsenic Rat poison
• Butane Lighter Fluid

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If smoking is so bad for us, why do we start?
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Tobacco Myths

• Myth Clove cigarettes are less harmful than
  regular cigarettes.
• Myth Cigars are safe
• Myth Its OK to smoke as long as its a
  natural cigarette

• Conclusion All tobacco products are addictive
• (which takes your independence away), cause
  cancer, and harm non-smokers all around you. The
  average tobacco user is addicted for seven years
  before they can finally kick this enslaving
  habit!

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What is a cigar?

• A cigar has larger amounts of tobacco than a
  cigarette
• A cigar is tobacco rolled up in a tobacco leaf
• A cigar does not have a filter

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Cigar UseUsing beauty and fame to promote a
dirty, devastating habit
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What is marijuana?

• A drug obtained from the flowering tops of the
  female cannabis or hemp plant

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What is a blunt?

• A blunt is when you take a cigar and
• slice it open removing the tobacco and
• replacing it with marijuana.

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Hookahs

• Not safer than regular tobacco smoke.
• Causes the same diseases
• Raises the risk of lip cancer, spreading
  infections like tuberculosis.
• Users ingest about 100 times more lead from
  hookah smoke than from a cigarette.

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Think About Quitting

• Pick a quit date
• Keep a record of why, when, where and with whom
  you smoke
• Get support and encouragement from your family,
  friends, and health providers.
• Join a quit group call 981-5330
• QuitNow_at_ci.berkeley.ca.us
• Get individual counseling 1-800-NO-BUTTS

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The Quit Plan

• Treat yourself well
• Drink lots of water
• Change your routines
• Reduce stress
• Deep breathing
• Regular exercise
• Do something enjoyable every day
• Increase non-smoking social support
• Other ideas?

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Get Medication and Use It Correctly

• Talk to your health care provider about which
  medication will work for you
• Available by prescription
• Zyban (Wellbutrin, Bupropion)
• Nicotine Inhaler
• Nicotine Nasal Spray
• Available over-the-counter
• Nicotine Patch (Has an increase in efficacy when
  combined with Zyban)
• Nicotine Gum and lozenge

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Contact Information

• City of Berkeley Tobacco Prevention program (510)
  981-5330
• QuitNow_at_ci.berkeley.ca.us
• Mbrown-machen_at_ci.berkeley.ca.us
• Special thanks to Molly Ward,
• UCB Student and Public Health Intern,
• for adapting this presentation to PowerPoint