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TOBACCO

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TOBACCO• Tobacco is a plant that naturally has the

drug nicotine in it. • Nicotine is a highly addictive stimulant.

It is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. Nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine, making it extremely difficult to quit.

• Addiction is an urge to do something that is hard to control or stop. Your body needs the substance in order for it to function properly.

• A stimulant speeds up the body and brain.

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TOBACCO

• You must be 18 years old to legally buy and use tobacco products.

• 2 forms: smoking and smokeless• Smoking tobacco: cigarettes, cigars, pipes• Smokeless tobacco: snuff and chewing

tobacco• When these products are made, thousands of

toxic and cancer causing substances are added.

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SMOKING

• 3 forms: cigarettes, cigars, pipes

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SMOKING: HARMFUL EFFECTS

• 1st time smokers: feel pain or burning in the throat and lungs; feel sick; vomit

• Short term:• Bad breath• Bad skin• Bad smelling clothes and hair• Reduced athletic performance• Greater risk of injury and slower healing time• Increased risk of illness

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SMOKING: HARMFUL EFFECTS

• Wrinkles• Yellow teeth• Loss of bone density = osteoporosis• Decrease of lung power = less active• Fertility problems

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SMOKING: HARMFUL EFFECTS

• Cancer: lung, throat, stomach, bladder• Increased risk of bronchitis and pneumonia• Emphysema (breakdown of lung tissue)• Heart disease• Stroke• Shorten your life by 10 years or more• Expensive

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SMOKELESS TOBACCO

• Smokeless tobacco is also called spit tobacco, chewing tobacco, chew, chaw, dip, and plug.

• 2 forms: snuff and chewing tobacco

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SMOKELESS TOBACCO• Snuff: fine-grain tobacco that comes in tea-bag like

pouches; users “pinch” or “dip” it between their lower lip and gum.

• Chewing tobacco: comes in shredded, twisted or “bricked” tobacco leaves; users put it between their cheek and gum.

• Users let the tobacco sit in their mouth and suck on the tobacco juices, spitting often to get rid of the saliva that builds up. This allows nicotine to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the tissues in the mouth.

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SMOKELESS TOBACCO: HARMFULL EFFECTS

• Bad breath• Yellowish-brown stains on teeth• Mouth sores• Cracking and bleeding lips and gums• Receding gums = teeth fall out• Increased heart rate, high blood pressure, irregular

heartbeats• Increased risk heart attacks and brain damage

(stroke)• Cancer: lips, tongue, floor of the mouth, roof of the

mouth, cheeks, gums, esophagus, stomach, bladder

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E-CIGARETTES

• Electronic cigarettes are battery powered smoking devices. They use cartridges filled with a liquid that contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals. A heating device in the e-cigarette converts the liquid into a vapor, which the person inhales: “vaping”.

• NOT a safe alternative to smoking: still puts nicotine into the body

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E-CIGARETTES

• E-cigarettes don’t burn tobacco, so people don’t inhale the same amounts of tar and carbon monoxide as with regular cigarettes. BUT they still get an unhealthy dose of nicotine and other chemicals.

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SECONDHAND SMOKE• Comes from both the smoke that smokers exhale and the

smoke floating from the end of the cigarette, cigar, or pipe.

• Contains thousands of toxic, cancer causing chemicals • Significantly increases a person’s risk for:

• Respiratory infections (bronchitis, pneumonia)• Asthma• Coughing, sore throats, sniffling, sneezing• Cancer• Heart disease

• Can affect someone’s sports performance or ability to be active

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QUITTING

• DON’T EVER START• Tell friends or family so you have their support• Nicotine gum or a patch• Use substitutes: tobacco-free mint leaf snuff,

sugarless gum, hard candy, beef jerky, sunflower seeds, shredded coconut, raisins, dried fruit, lollipops

• Distract yourself with healthier activities • Cold turkey

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HOW DOES TOBACCO USE AFFECT THE HEALTH TRIANGLE?

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HOW DOES TOBACCO USE AFFECT THE HEALTH TRIANGLE?

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HOW DOES TOBACCO USE AFFECT THE HEALTH TRIANGLE?

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