CHAPTER 13Lesson 2:

Health Risks of Tobacco Use

Quick Write

List two future goals. Then write a short paragraph telling how a tobacco related illness could effect each of these goals.

Tobacco Use is Hazardous to Your Health

1965 Congress passed a law requiring tobacco companies to print health warnings on cigarette packages.

Look at pg 311 and which warning do you think is most important for teens?

How Tobacco Use Affects the Body

How Tobacco Use Affects the Body

One long term physical effect of smoking is a dry, hacking cough. A dry cough is often a symptom of chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) COPD- condition in which passages in the

lungs become swollen and irritated, eventually losing their elasticity.

Smoking is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, a disease of the heart and blood vessels.

Healthy and Unhealthy Lungs