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TOBACCO DISEASES

TOBACCO DISEASES. MR. GARDNER HEALTH EQ: What are types of Tobacco Diseases ?. DISEASES. LUNG CANCER Cigarettes - 85% of victims are smokers Oral cancer Cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco Aneurysm Hole in blood vessel – nicotine. DISEASES CONT. Stroke/heart attack 3x the risk

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TOBACCO DISEASES

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  1. TOBACCO DISEASES MR. GARDNER HEALTH EQ: What are types of Tobacco Diseases?

  2. DISEASES • LUNG CANCER • Cigarettes - 85% of victims are smokers • Oral cancer • Cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco • Aneurysm • Hole in blood vessel – nicotine

  3. DISEASES CONT. • Stroke/heart attack • 3x the risk • Constricted blood vessels & cholesterol builds up • Chronic Bronchitis • Smoker’s hack – cilia burnt away

  4. DISEASES CONT. • Emphysema • Lungs lose their elasticity-harder to breathe • Ulcers • Are higher for smokers • Arteriosclerosis • (fat) hardening of the arteries

  5. TEEN FACTS • If a teen smokes 4 cigarettes there is a 90% chance of addiction • Only 7% of “A” students smoke • 47% of “D” students smoke • 75% of drop outs smoke • 85% are drug addicts • 95% of teen convicts smoke

  6. 10 – 2 - 2 • How can Tobacco products damage the body?

  7. TERMINOLOGY • Secondhand smoke • Air contaminated by smokers • Sidestream smoke • Not exhaled smoke • More dangerous • Not filtered • Mainstream smoke • Exhaled by the smoker

  8. WAYS OF QUITTING TOBACCO • Substitution – replace • Diversion –do something else • Cold turkey • Hypnosis – trained person or tapes • Acupuncture – needles • Acupressure – massage therapy • Mechanical devices – filters

  9. WAYS OF QUITTING TOBACCO CONT. • Nicotine gum – OTC • Nicotine patch, nasal spray, Inhalers • Electric cigarette • Gradual reduction • Institution use • Counseling • Behavior modification • Aversion therapy (Pain)

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