Is Found in:
Nicotine
Is a colorless, odorless drug in
tobacco that stimulates the
nervous system and is highly
addictive.
Tobacco Use:
Is the use of any nicotine-
containing tobacco products,
such as
Cigarettes
Cigars
Smokeless tobacco
Effects of
Nicotine:
Dulls taste buds.
Is addicting.
Stimulates the nervous system.
Constricts blood vessels.
Increases heart rate and blood pressure.
Other Substances in Tobacco
Carbon Monoxide
 Is an odorless,
tasteless, colorless
poisonous gas found
in tobacco. Replaces
oxygen in red blood
cells & cause strain
on the heart.
Tar
 A thick, sticky
fluid that is
produced when
tobacco burns.
Effects of smoking on your body systems
 Cardiovascular System –
Increase in heart rate causing wear and
tear on the heart.
Increase Risk of:
1- stroke
2- heart disease
Respiratory System
 Smoking prevents the lungs from working
effectively as they can.
 Tobacco smokes harms the cilia in the nose,
throat, and bronchial tubes that are to trap dust
and other particles and remove them.
Smoking-Related Conditions & Diseases
 Affects the senses of taste & smell
 Narrow air passages in the lungs causing
ASTHMA
 Increase risk of CANCER in mouth,
throat, lungs, & breast.
Smoking-Related Conditions & Diseases
 Emphysema air sacs in lungs lose most of their
function – difficult for oxygen to be absorbed
into bloodstream. Shortness of breath. Does not
go away!
 Chronic bronchitis – disease where there is too
much mucus lining the bronchial tubes.
Smoking and Your
Appearance
Your
clothes &
hair smell
-Your teeth turn yellow
- Your skin becomes wrinkly &
blotchy
Second Hand Smoke
Is a combination of smoke from the
smokers lungs & the smoke from a
burning cigarette, cigar or pipe.
Sidestream Smoke
Smoke directly
from a burning
cigarette, pipe,
or cigar.
Secondhand Smoke
&
Sidestream Smoke
 Increases
the risk lung
cancer, respiratory
infection, heart disease,
ear infections,
bronchitis, pheumonia
Smokeless Tobacco
Two forms:
1 - Chewing tobacco
&
2 - Snuff
Chewing Tobacco
Is
a tobacco product
made from chopped
tobacco leaves that is
placed between the cheek
and gums.
Snuff
is a tobacco product
made from powdered
tobacco leaves and
stems that is placed
between the cheek &
gums.

Effects of Smokeless Tobacco
 NOT
a safe alternative to
smoking.
 Increase risk of cancer of the
mouth & throat
 Causes tooth & gum decay
 Bad Breath & yellow teeth
 Develop soars in your stomach
from swallowing some of it.
N-Nitrosamines (cancer-causing agents)
Formaldehyde (a favorite preservative
of dead things in biology class)
Cadmium (used in car batteries)
Arsenic (what you'd like to feed your
worst enemies)
Lead (the poisonous kind)
Benzene (toxic liquid sometimes used as
motor fuel)
Polonium 210 (a radioactive element)
Tobacco Cessation Programs
Programs to help someone Quit
smoking to improve their health…
Can decrease risk of:
Lung cancer, heart disease,
stroke, respiratory infections,
ulcers, bad breath, yellow teeth.
Smoking and Money $$$
The price of cigarettes continues to
increases
A
pack of
cigarettes is $4.00