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Harmful Effects of Tobacco

Harmful Effects of Tobacco. Ms. Bushong. Effects of tobacco on the body. Stains Teeth, gum disease, tooth loss. Ages and wrinkles skin. High blood pressure, heart attack, stroke. Lung cancer, emphysema, hard to breathe. Fingers turn yellow.

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Harmful Effects of Tobacco

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  1. Harmful Effects of Tobacco Ms. Bushong

  2. Effects of tobacco on the body Stains Teeth, gum disease, tooth loss Ages and wrinkles skin High blood pressure, heart attack, stroke Lung cancer, emphysema, hard to breathe Fingers turn yellow Reduces oxygen in blood making physical activity difficult

  3. Types of Smoke • While first-hand smoke is that inhaled directly by the smoker and second-hand is the smoke exhaled (and inhaled by others), third-hand smoke is the residue from second-hand smoke.

  4. Smoke – 3 main forms • Cigarettes • Wrapped in paper • 600 added addictive ingredients • 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke • 30+ cancer causing agents (called carcinogens) • Nicotine – addictive ingredient in cigarettes • Cigars • Wrapped in tobacco leaf • Large cigars may contain more than a half an ounce of tobacco. This is as much tobacco as a whole pack of cigarettes. It can take from 1 to 2 hours to smoke a large cigar. • Pipes • is the practice of tasting or inhaling the smoke produced by burning a substance, most commonly tobacco, in a pipe. It is the oldest traditional form of smoking.

  5. Smokeless 3 Main Forms • Chew– tobacco that is placed on the inside of the cheek and is absorbed into the bloodstream through the mouth • Snuff • European: ground tobacco (powder) that is inhaled through the nose • American: similar to chewing /dipping tobacco • Snus – often confused with Snuff. This is usually placed under the upper lip and doesn’t require spitting. Snus can be found in loose or pouch forms. *ALL forms of smokeless tobacco can cause cancer. These are NOT better choices than cigarettes. They can ALL lead to health issues.

  6. Smokeless Tobacco Facts SMOKELESS TOBACCO CAUSES: • Halitosis • Bad Breath • Leukoplakia • white wrinkled skin patches in the mouth • Cancer associated with smokeless tobacco • oral (mouth) and pharynx • Nicotine • is the same addictive ingredient in smokeless tobacco as in smoke tobacco (cigarettes)

  7. Smokeless and secondhand smoke • Smokeless tobacco can cause bad breath and tooth decay as well as sores in the mouth that can become cancerous • Secondhand smoke has been linked to lung cancer and heart disease; in children, it can cause asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, and respiratory infections

  8. Tobacco Addiction (smoking cigarettes) • Stage 1 • First Use: Trying a cigarette for the first time • Stage 2 • Occasional Use: Smokes at certain times with certain people • Stage 3 • Regular Use: Smokes every weekend or at the same time every day • Stage 4 • Addiction: feels the need to smoke and may need help to quit

  9. Resisting Pressures to Use Tobacco • Give reasons for saying “no” • Use nonverbal behavior • Avoid people who are bad influences

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