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Tobacco

Tobacco. Tobacco is a Stimulant and a Depressant: It increases heart rate with help from epinephrine, then it is followed by a decrease in heart rate and fatigue, leading the user to seek more nicotine. Cigarettes. Snuff. PIPE. Smoke. Chew.

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Tobacco

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  1. Tobacco • Tobacco is a Stimulant and a Depressant: It increases heart rate with help from epinephrine, then it is followed by a decrease in heart rate and fatigue, leading the user to seek more nicotine. Cigarettes Snuff PIPE Smoke Chew

  2. WOW.. A couple of things you didn’t know about Tobacco! 88,695 kids have become regular smokers in 2006. Nearly 23 percent of high-school students and more than 10 percent of the middle-school students in the United States smoke cigarettes.

  3. The NIDA says… • In 2004, 30% of the U.S. population over age 12 used tobacco at least once in the month prior to being interviewed • Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

  4. Attention! Attention! • Smoking is extremely addicting. Once you start, you may not be able to stop — ever. • It is easier to quit heroin than it is to quit smoking!

  5. Just the Facts… • Teenagers smoke for a variety of reasons.  Some of the reasons are: (1) peer pressure; (2) low self esteem; (3) wanting to be "cool"; (4) a desire to keep weight down; or (5) a parent or close relative smokes. • Teenagers get hooked easily, and it's hard for them to break the habit because they are under a lot of peer pressure to keep smoking.

  6. Short Term Effects • Bad Breath • Burns on Clothes and Personal items • Bad smell in your clothes, hair, skin • Short of Breath • Tired

  7. Long Term Effects • Heart Disease • Lung Cancer • Emphysema • Stains Teeth and fingers • Smoker’s Cough

  8. Teenagers and Adults across the United States and the World are abusing Tobacco. Ages range from 9-100+ Under the age of 18 you cannot purchase tobacco products. YOU, AND the store that sold them to you could be fined! Usage Smoked Dipped Chewed

  9. Signs of Use - SMELL - Need for money - Friends that smoke - Possession of tobacco products - Possession of Lighters & Matches Where to Go for Help! Smoke-Stoppers 215-953-8600 St. Mary Medical Center 215-710-2000 It’s not just the smell that will kill you…

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