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Understanding Tobacco and the Dangers of Vaping

Learn about the characteristics of smokers, the components of tobacco, and the risks associated with vaping. Explore different forms of tobacco and the harmful effects they have on the body. Discover the dangers of e-cigarettes and the potential health risks they pose. Stay informed to make smart choices about tobacco and vaping.

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Understanding Tobacco and the Dangers of Vaping

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  1. JOURNAL Sometimes it is easy to tell if someone is a smoker. List 5 characteristics a smoker possesses.

  2. TOBACCO

  3. What is tobacco?? • Tobacco is a plant • The leaves of the tobacco plant are dried and aged for 2-3 years and then mixed with a lot of chemicals.

  4. Tobacco Plants Not on the test: The United States is the 4th largest tobacco-producing country in the world, behind China, India, and Brazil. US tobacco plants are grown mainly in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia.

  5. The process of drying tobacco leaves

  6. Cigarettes and other tobacco products contain many ingredients other than just tobacco.

  7. What is in Tobacco??? • Tobacco and tobacco smoke contain approximately 4,000 chemicals (additives) • Burning tobacco (from a lit cigarette) also contains thousands of chemicals.

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  10. What is in Tobacco??? • Nicotine - A highly addictive drug found in tobacco leaves and products.

  11. Nicotine travels from the lungs into the bloodstream and then into the brain. • It takes nicotine 7 seconds to reach the brain and cause stimulation. • The feeling lasts for 30 minutes after cigarette is done.

  12. What is in tobacco? Tar - • dark, thick, sticky liquid that forms when tobacco burns.

  13. Tar leaves behind a residue that destroys Cilia-tiny hair like structures that protect the lungs. • Tar also destroys air sacs in the lungs, making breathing very difficult. This can lead to emphysema, other lung diseases, and cancer.

  14. How Smoking Destroys Your Lungs

  15. 3) Carbon Monoxide - A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that forms when tobacco burns.

  16. Carbon Monoxide continued……… • Carbon monoxide passes through the lungs and into the bloodstream. It reduces the amount of oxygen the blood cells can carry. • This will weaken muscles and blood vessels which can lead to a heart attack and stroke. What's in cigarettes?

  17. What are the different forms of tobacco?? • Cigarettes • Cigars • Pipes • Smokeless Tobacco (Chewing Tobacco) • Specialty Cigarettes

  18. Forms of Tobacco: Cigarettes • The most common form of tobacco • Cigarette smokers are at risk for emphysema, heart disease, cancer, infertility, and stroke. • 5.6 trillion cigarettes are produced by tobacco companies each year, amounting to nearly 900 cigarettes for every man, woman and child in the world.

  19. Cigars • Contain the same dangerous substances as cigarettes but in larger quantities. • 1 large cigar is equal to 1 pack of cigarettes (20) • Cigar smokers are 4-10x more likely to contract cancer of the mouth, larynx (voice box) and esophagus. They are also at a high risk for heart disease.

  20. Pipes • Uses loose tobacco • Pipe smokers are more likely to contract cancer of the lip, mouth, and throat.

  21. Smokeless Tobacco(chewing tobacco) • Nicknames: chew, spit, or snuff.

  22. Smokeless tobacco has been linked to cancer of the mouth, esophagus, larynx, stomach, and pancreas. It also stains the teeth, causes tooth loss and gum disease. Story about chewing tobacco Baseball

  23. Many people believe chewing tobacco is safer then smoking cigarettes…. Why???

  24. Specialty Cigarettes Bidis: • flavored unfiltered cigarettes from India. • Bidis contain pure tobacco with 7 times the nicotine and 2 times the tar as regular cigarettes.

  25. Journal • Why you think teens experiment with vape? (list and explain as many reasons as you can come up with.) • What are 3 things you have heard about vaping? • What is one thing you want to know about vaping?

  26. Tobacco & Appearance: • premature wrinkles • yellow teeth • yellow fingernails • raspy voice • smoker’s breath • clothes and hair smells like smoke. • frequent coughing • cracked lips

  27. E-Cigs / Vaping(not a tobacco product) • Originally developed as a quitting method for smokers. • Unfortunately, non-smokers (kids & teens) began to experiment with vaping. • Runs on batteries and heats up nicotine, flavoring and other chemicals (formaldehyde & heavy metals). • Does not contain tobacco or tar.

  28. Safer does not equal safe!!!!!!!

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  30. The aerosol that users breathe in and exhale into the air contain harmful and potentially harmful substances, including: • Nicotine • Ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs • Flavoring such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to a serious lung disease (popcorn lung) • Cancer-causing chemicals • Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead It is difficult for consumers to know what e-cigarette products contain. For example, some e-cigarettes marketed as containing zero percent nicotine have been found to contain nicotine. -CDC

  31. Ingredients: Nicotine, E-Liquid (liquid converted to aerosol) Propylene Glycol (PG), Glycerin, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Tin, Nickel, Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury Juuling Dangers of Vaping

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