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TOBACCO

TOBACCO. What are the two main categories of tobacco? What types of tobacco can you name?. Where does Tobacco come from?. Tobacco plants The tobacco plant has large leaves that are cured, fermented and aged before they are manufactured into tobacco products. Smokeless Tobacco.

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TOBACCO

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  1. TOBACCO What are the two main categories of tobacco? What types of tobacco can you name?

  2. Where does Tobacco come from? • Tobacco plants • The tobacco plant has large leaves that are cured, fermented and aged before they are manufactured into tobacco products

  3. Smokeless Tobacco • Ground tobacco that is chewed or absorbed through the inside of the lip and gum.

  4. Smoking Tobacco • Burning of tobacco and inhaling the resulting smoke/chemicals

  5. Who uses Tobacco? • Greater awareness of the negative health effects of smoking, along with increased restrictions, has led to a steady decline in rates of smoking • Tobacco use tends to be more common among people with lower levels of education and income. • Most people who smoke begin between the ages of 11 and 15.

  6. Smoke in OUR Society • Secondhand smoke- environmental tobacco smoke (any smoke) • Side stream smoke- smoke that comes directly from a burning cigarette • Mainstream smoke - smoke that is exhaled by a smoker • Passive smoker- a nonsmoker who breathes in secondhand smoke

  7. Types of Tobacco • http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/hems/tobacco/tobacco_products.pdf • Common Types • Cigarettes / Cigars • Snuff (Dip) / Chew

  8. What’s In Tobacco • http://www.tricountycessation.org/tobaccofacts/Cigarette-Ingredients.html • Nicotine- an addictive drug found in tobacco leaves and in all tobacco products • Carbon monoxide- a poisonous, colorless, odorless gas • Tar- a thick, oily, dark liquid that forms when tobacco burns • Carcinogens – Cancer causing agents

  9. How does tobacco make you feel? • The nicotine in tobacco smoke travels quickly to the brain, where it acts as a stimulant and increases heart rate and breathing. • Tobacco smoke also reduces the level of oxygen in the bloodstream, causing a drop in skin temperature. • Research has shown that smoking raises levels of dopamine, a chemical in the brain, increasing feelings of pleasure and reinforcing the desire to continue to smoke.

  10. Short and Long Term Effects of Tobacco Use http://drug-effects.us/tobacco-short-term-long-term

  11. Effects of Tobacco on Body Systems • Nervous system- withdrawal symptoms (nervousness, shakes and headaches) increased risk of stroke due to lack of O2 to brain • Circulatory system- HR increases, energy reduced because less O2, blood vessels are weakened and narrowed and risk of heart disease increases • Respiratory System- shortness of breath, coughing, more phlegm. Allergies, asthma and bronchitis increase. Lung cancer, emphysema and COPD. • Digestive System- upset stomach dulled taste and tooth decay. Risk cancer of mouth and throat, stomach ulcers and bladder cancer increases.

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