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Alternative Tobacco Products

Alternative Tobacco Products. Claudia Nething. Bidis. More then 3 times the amount of nicotine and carbon monoxide then in cigarettes 5 times as much tar as a cigarette Must draw on bidis more often and with more force to keep it from going out

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Alternative Tobacco Products

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  1. Alternative Tobacco Products Claudia Nething

  2. Bidis • More then 3 times the amount of nicotine and carbon monoxide then in cigarettes • 5 times as much tar as a cigarette • Must draw on bidis more often and with more force to keep it from going out • Greater risk of lung cancer and heart disease then smokers • Sold with flavors • Low prices easier for teens to buy • 28 puffs as opposed to 9 for cigarettes

  3. Dissolvable Tobacco • Designed to appeal to children by taste and packaging • Placed in mouth • Orbs mint sized last about 10 to 15 minutes • Strips look like Listerine breath strips last about 2 to 3 minutes • Sticks look like tooth picks last about 20 to 30 minutes • Little is known about health risks • Oral cancers and gum disease

  4. E-Cigarettes • Look like common cigarettes • Heats and vaporizes a water and nicotine mixture • Risks cancers and lung disease • Comes in flavors such as cherry, chocolate, and mint • Smokeless

  5. Hookah • Contains high levels of toxic compounds • Causes lung and oral cancers and heart disease • High risks in second hand smoke • Used for religious purposes

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