Tobacco Presentations Section

1. Tobacco Presentations Section

2. Nicotine is a stimulant. Stimulants speed up the body’s nervous system Short term effects: increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and changes in the brain that lead to addiction Nicotine and the Body

3. May experience mild signs of nicotine poisoning which include: rapid pulse, clammy skin, nausea, and dizziness. In regular users, nicotine stimulates an area of the brain that produces a feeling of pleasure and reward. This lasts approximately 30 minutes. First Time Users and Regular Users

4. Psychological Dependence: May become habit in routines or to deal with stressful situations. Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms: Head ache, irritability, difficulty sleeping, inability to concentrate, and intense nicotine cravings. Withdrawal effects may occur in as short as 30 minutes. Nicotine Addiction

5. Tar: Brown stains on fingers and teeth, smelly hair and clothes, bad breath, paralysis of cilia, increase in respiratory infections, impaired lung function. Tar also contains carcinogens and may cause cancer with long term use. Chemicals in Tobacco Products

6. Carbon Monoxide: odorless, poisonous gas that occurs when tobacco is burned. Other Chemicals: Acetone, ammonia, arsenic, benzene, butane, cadmium, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, methanol, naphthalene, nickel, propane, stearicacid, uranium, vinyl chloride

7. With each dose of smokeless tobacco, the user absorbs about 2.5X the amount of nicotine as a person who smokes one cigarette. May lead to stained teeth, bad breath, drooling, gum and tooth decay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgdG1ObWODw Smokeless Tobacco

8. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD): Gradual loss of lung function over time. People with COPD find it difficult to fill their lungs with air. Simple activities leave them gasping for breath. Chronic bronchitis (airways are constantly inflamed) and emphysema (alveoli in the lungs no longer function properly) are two forms of COPD Long-Term Risks

9. Cigarette smoking is responsible for 90% of COPD deaths. There is NO cure for COPD, but if a person quits smoking they can prevent symptoms from getting worse. COPD Treatments

10. Cardiovascular Diseases are diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Fact 1: A smoker is 2-3X more likely to have a heart attack then a nonsmoker. Fact 2: Cigarette smoking doubles a person’s chance for a stroke. Fact 3: Smokers are 10X more likely to develop circulation problems in blood vessels that bring blood to the kidneys, stomach, legs and feet. Cardiovascular Disease

11. Lung cancer: Leading cause of death. 85% of lung cancer cases are smoking related. By the time lung cancer is diagnosed successful treatment is unlikely. Oral Cancer: 90% of oral cancers that are diagnosed are tobacco related. Surgery to remove cancer is disfiguring. Users mat develop white patches on the tongue or lining of the mouth called leukoplakia. Cancer

12. Mainstream: Exhaled from the smokers lungs Sidestream: Comes off the end of the cigarette. Exposure to second hand smoke increases risk of sudden heart attack by 30%. Second hand smoke causes 50,000 deaths a year. Children are especially sensitive to second hand smoke. Second Hand Smoke

13. Ask smokers to move Ask guests to not smoke in your home Avoid smokers Avoiding Second Hand Smoke

14. Risk factors for cerebral palsy, sight impairment, hearing problems, and learning difficulties. Also increases risk for miscarriage, premature births, still births and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Tobacco Use and Pregnancy