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Smoking Tobacco

+Facts:

There are around 4000 chemicals in tobacco, and out of the 100 identified poisons, 63 are known to cause cancer

Nicotine is an addictive drug that takes only 6 seconds to reach your brain

Smoking kills more than cocaine, heroine, and alcohol combine

Every 8 seconds there is someone dying in a relation to tobacco illness.

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Smoking is responsible for the death of 1 out of 5 Americans

More that 3 million people under the age of 18 smoke

A person that smokes dies an average of 7 years earlier than someone who does not smoke

Kids who smoke experience change in the lungs, and reduce lung growth

+What is Tobacco?

Tobacco is an agricultural crop It is usually smoked. Sometimes tobacco leaves are dipped

or chewed so the nicotine is absorbed via the gums.

+Tobacco Ingredients:

Some ingredients and where they can be found

Acetone – found in nail polish remover

Acetic Acid –  an ingredient in hair dye

Ammonia – a common household cleaner

Arsenic – used in rat poison

Benzene – found in rubber cement

Butane – used in lighter fluid

Cadmium – active component in battery acid

Carbon Monoxide – released in car exhaust fumes

+Ingredients:

Formaldehyde – embalming fluid

Hexamine – found in barbecue lighter fluid

Lead – used in batteries

Naphthalene – an ingredient in moth balls

Methanol – a main component in rocket fuel

Nicotine – used as insecticide

Tar – material for paving roads

Toluene - used to manufacture paint

+Why Do People Smoke?

Peer Pressure

They think it is cool

They see other people smoke, such as their family members

Relaxing

Rebellion

They want to loose weight or be thin

+Teen Smoke

Most people begin to smoke during their teen years

Smoking is the #1 preventable cause for premature death

90% of adult smokers are addicted to tobacco before they reach the age of 18, 50% are addicted before the age of 14

+The tobacco industry

The major tobacco companies spend $8.8 billion per year

More than $24 million per day- to market their products

Kids are more likely to be influenced to smoke by cigarette marketing than by pressure

One-third of underage smoking is attributable to tobacco company advertising and promotion

+Harming Others

Second hand smoke is the cause for the death of 3000 Americans every day

There is a bigger chance of a teen to become a smoker if both parents smoke

Smoking mothers during pregnancy cause 4000 babies to die due to low birth weight

Second hand smoke from parents can cause the child to have respiratory problems such as increase coughing and wheezing, and severe asthma

+The Environment

Cigarette butts make up 34% of the total litter captured in CA

Discarded cigarette butts have been linked to wildfires CA spends over $41 million annually on litter cleanup

+Smoking Affects the Lungs

Smoking (Lungs) While some parts of the lungs may heal from the damage caused by smoking, much of the damage is permanent and will leave smokers (and quitters) at an increased risk for a range of health problems.

Smoking permanently damages the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs

While some of the inflammation caused by these conditions may be reversible, the scarring that smoking causes to the lining of the lungs is permanent. Continuing smoking, over time, lowers the chances of reversing any damage caused to the lungs as well as the risks for developing any related disease.

+Long/ Short Term Affects

Smoking can cause different health problems:

Osteoporosis- causes bones to break easily

Chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, stroke

Can cause cancer: pancreatic cancer, oral cavity cancer, and kidney cancer

Narrow arteries

Smoking pregnant females can give birth to babies with low birth weight

+Diseases Related to chew tobacco

Oral cancer

Gum disease

Leukoplakia (white patches) can be early signs of cancer

NOT LESS DANGEROUS THAN SMOKING!

Baseball has banned the use of spit tobacco.

+Reasons To Quit Smoking or to Never Smoke

Breath better

Save $$$

You live longer

Whiter teeth

Reduce chances of getting diseases due to smoking

+Ways someone can stop smoking

Set a date to quit smoking

A way to avoid smoking is to chew gum or candy

Keeping yourself occupy

Call smoking hotlines for support

Tell your family and friends you are quitting, encouragement from them is very helpful

Reward yourself for not smoking at the end of the day by watching a movie

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1. Ernie has a problem; his best friend tries to pressure him into smoking a cigarette after school, what are some things Ernie can do to avoid smoking?

2. What are some of the consequences of smoking?