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Target: I will be able to list some harmful substances found in tobacco Pg. 95 What is in Cigarettes? There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many others are poisonous.
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TOBACCO
TOBACCO Target: I will be able to list some harmful substances found in tobacco
Pg. 95
What is in Cigarettes?There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. •When burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. • At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many others are poisonous.
Some of the chemicals in tobacco smoke (and the other places they are found):• Acetone – found in nail polish
remover• Acetic Acid – found in vinegar and
hair dye• Ammonia –found in household
cleaner and fertilizer • 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• Cyanide – used in paper, textiles,
plastics, WWII bombs• Formaldehyde – embalming fluid
• Hexamine – found in barbecue lighter fluid
• Lead – used in batteries• Naphthalene – an ingredient in
mothballs• Methanol – a main component in
rocket fuel• Nicotine– used as insecticide• Tar – material for paving roads• Toluene - used to make paint
Nicotine: a poisonous and highly addictive stimulant found in all tobacco products • Reaches the brain within 10
seconds of inhaling • Dulls taste buds• Increases heart rate and blood
pressure
Tar- a sticky, dark, thick fluid that is formed when tobacco is burned. • Gives cigarettes their flavor• Sticks to the airways and lungs,
drying the respiratory tract and irritating tissues
• Paralyzes and destroys cilia- tiny hairs that line the respiratory tract and sweeps mucus towards the mouth to be eliminated.
• Major cause of lung cancer
Healthy Lungs- Nonsmoker
Tar Filled Lungs- Smoker
Healthy Lungs- Effects of Pollution
Carbon Monoxide- an odorless, tasteless, poisonous gas, that interferes with the ability of the blood to carry oxygen • When tobacco is burned carbon
monoxide is made.
Types of Tobacco Products• Conventional cigarettes • E-cigarettes • Cigars • Pipes• Chew- tobacco placed between cheek
and gums• Snuff- fine powder made from ground
tobacco that is snorted through the nose
• Specialty cigarettes• Made of strong and cheap tobacco-
2x more tar and nicotine• They have other things in them
such as herbs and spices• Viewed by adolescent users as
being less harmful than conventional cigarettes
Summary:
ITS ALL IN THE INGREDIENTS Choose 6 of the substances that are found in cigarettes and label then draw pictures to help you remember them. *Use a minimum of 4 colors
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