Tobacco
Ms. Gallagher
Use your Refusal Skills:
Say “NO!”
“It’s Gross!”
“I don’t want Cancer!”
Mainstream Smoke- Smoke that is inhaled
into the smoker’s mouth and lungs.
Sidestream Smoke- Smoke from the
burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.
Second Hand Smoke- (ETS) Air that has
been contaminated by tobacco smoke.
Every 8 seconds
someone in the
world dies due
to tobacco
products
There are over
440,000 deaths
caused by smoking..
TOBACCO USE
is the single
leading
PREVENTABLE
cause of death
In U.S.
• Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death
and disease, causing more than 440,000 premature deaths
annually in the United States.
• Smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary heart
disease, and stroke, as well as cancer of the lungs, larynx,
esophagus, mouth, and bladder. In addition, smoking
contributes to cancer of the cervix, pancreas, and kidneys.
• Nearly 70% of the more than 46.5 million American adults
who smoke cigarettes want to quit, but few are able to quit
permanently without help.
• Approximately 80% of adult smokers started smoking
before the age of 18. Every day, nearly 5,000 young people
under age 18 try their first cigarette.
• If current smoking patterns in the United States persist, an
estimated 6.4 million of today’s children will die prematurely
of tobacco-related diseases.
1.8 Billion Dollars
a year is spent on Under age Sales
Of Tobacco Products,
Who’s winning here?
Cigarette smoke contains
11 chemical compounds that
Are known to cause Cancer.
The average
smoker consumes
about a pack and a
half of cigarettes
a day at a cost of
$3,000.00 a year.
How many chemicals are
produced while smoking?
Why do people
still continue to
smoke even with
all the known
negative side
effects
associated with
it?
Advertisers spend a lot of money
on selling tobacco products.
Marlboro spend 75 mill. Year,
Camel spends 43 mill. year
IT
LOOKED
GLAMOROUS
I think I
look real
COOOOOOL…
1965: Surgeon General’s
Warning on Cigarette Packs
1971: No more television
advertising for cigarettes.
1988: President Reagan bans
smoking on airline flights.
1990: Nicotine patches are
introduced to help smokers
quit.
1997: Tobacco companies
offer to ban vending machines.
2003: Some states Ban
Smoking all- together in
Public places:
New York, Maine,
Delaware, Massachusetts
Psychoactive chemical in tobacco.
(A drug that changes a person’s mood or behavior)
Also considered a Stimulant
-Decreases appetite, increases heart
rate, Decreases blood vessels therefore
increases blood pressure.
70mg would kill an avg. person in
a few minutes, most cigarettes
contain between .2 and 2.2mg
NICOTINE IS
VERY
ADDICTIVE
MENTALLY AND
PHYSICALLY
NEED THE DRUG
Tobacco smoke also contains…
Tar – solid material in
tobacco smoke that
condenses into a thick
liquid.
TAR
is a CARCINOGEN
Forms a sticky coating on
the bronchial tubes. The
cilia can no longer sweep
away debris.
1 pack of cigarettes a day puts 1
quart of tar into the lungs each
year.
HEALTHY
LUNGS
UNHEALTHY
Poisonous gas, makes up
4% of tobacco smoke.
Interferes with blood’s ability
to carry oxygen.
Causes shortness of breath.
CO is released
from car exhaust
Emphysema – disease in which
tiny air sacs (Alveoli) in the
lungs are ruptured or torn.
Emphysema, the rupturing
of the alveoli in
the lungs, is
INCURABLE
Smoke goes into the
bloodstream where it effects
different parts of the body.
The effects of nicotine last for
about 30 minutes.
Can cause cancers of tongue and throat
Takes 7 seconds for smoke to
reach the brain. Can lead to
stroke because it narrows
the blood vessels in the brain.
Impairs cilia ability to clear
away harmful substances.
Tar can build up within lungs
to limit breathing.
Increases heart rate
and blood
pressure….leading to
heart attack or
stroke.
Can cause ulcers which
interfere with the digestive
process.
Lung Cancer – the most
common cause of cancer
death among American men
and women.
Chronic Bronchitis –
inflammation of the bronchial
tubes in the lungs and
production of excessive mucus.
CANCER
of the Lungs
Clear bronchial
tubes
Inflammation of bronchial tubes
Mothers and Smoking:
*Possible Miscarriage
*More of a chance the child
will smoke as an adult.
*Nicotine can be present in
breast milk.
75% of the smoke that comes
From a burning cigarette is
Sidestream smoke.
Sidestream smoke contains 2x
as much tar and nicotine and
3x as much carbon dioxide as
mainstream smoke.
A passive smoker in a
smoke filled room for 30
minutes has just inhaled as
much carbon monoxide as
someone who just smoked a
cigarette.
Large cigars typically
contain between 5 and 17
grams of tobacco. Some
premium brands could have
as much tobacco in one
cigar as in a whole pack of
cigarettes.
Cigars are known to cause
more oral cavity
(lip,tongue,mouth,throat)
cancers than cigarettes.
CANCER
of the Lip
Snuff – a finely ground or
shredded tobacco, usually
purchased in cans or pouches.
Chewing – more coarsely cut
tobacco, long strands.
There is 3 – 4 times more nicotine
in spit tobacco than cigarettes.
People who chew 8-10 times a day
might be exposed to the same
amount of nicotine as people who
smoke 30– 40 cigarettes a day.
1 CIGARETTE
-7 Minutes
of Your Life