It’s deadly. It’s addictive.

It’s nasty.

Tobacco in TexasTobacco in Texas

It’s deadly. It’s addictive.

It’s nasty.

Tobacco in TexasTobacco in Texas

The Consequence of Smoking

The Consequence of Smoking

NationallyOne person dies every 72

seconds from a tobacco related cause.

438,000 people per year

The Consequence of Smoking

The Consequence of Smoking

TexasOne person dies every 21

minutes from a tobacco related cause.

24,500 people per year

Deaths From SmokingDeaths From Smoking

Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs,

murders, and suicides combined.

Texas Preventable Deaths

Texas Preventable Deaths

Monetary Costs in Texas

Monetary Costs in Texas

Annual health care costs in Texas directly caused by smoking = $5,830,000,000

Residents' state & federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures = $586 per household

Teens who smoke cigarettes are

3 times more likely to drink alcohol, 8 times more likely to smoke marijuana, 22 times more likely to use cocaine

than non-smokers.

Think about it…Think about it…

What if YOU don’t smoke

but are around others who do ?

What if YOU don’t smoke

but are around others who do ?

Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 known

chemical compounds that are released into the air as

particles and gases.

Second Hand SmokeSecond Hand Smoke

The particulate phase of cigarette smoke includes nicotine, tar, benzene and

benzoapyrene.

Second Hand SmokeSecond Hand Smoke

The gas phase includes carbon monoxide,

ammonia, dimethylnitrosamine,

formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide and acrolein.

Second Hand SmokeSecond Hand Smoke

There are 69 known or probable carcinogens

in cigarette smoke.

Second Hand SmokeSecond Hand Smoke

11. 5-Methylchrysene12. Miscellaneous Organic Compounds13. Acetamide Acrylamide14. Acrylonitrile Vinyl chloride15. DDT DDE16. Catechol Caffeic acid17. 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine

Nitromethane18. 2-Nitropropane Nitrobenzene19. Ethyl carbamate20. Ethylene oxide

21. Propylene oxide22. Methyleugenol23. MeAaC (2-amino-3-methyl-9-H-

pyrido[2,3-b]indole24. N-Nitrosamines25. N-Nitrosodimethylamine26. N-Nitrosoethylmethylamine27. N-Nitrosodiethylamine28. N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine29. N-Nitroso-di-n-butylamine30. N-Nitrosopyrrolidine

31. N-Nitrosopiperidine32. N-Nitrosodiethanolamine33. N-Nitrosonornicotine34. 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3pyridyl)-

1-butanone35. Inorganic Compounds36. Hydrazine37. Arsenic38. Beryllium39. Nickel40. Chromium (only hexavalent)

41. Cadmium42. Cobalt43. Lead44. Polonium-21045. N-Heterocyblic Amines46. AaC IQ47. Trp-P-1 Trp-P-248. Glu-P-1 Glu-P-249. PhlP50. Aldehydes

51. Formaldehyde52. Acetaldhehyde53. Volatile Hyrocarbons54. 1,3-Butadeine55. Isoprene56. Styrene57. Benzene58. Heterocyclic Compounds59. Quinoline Dibenz(a,h)acridine60. Dibenz(a,j)acridine

Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole

61. Benzo(b)furan Furan62. Aromatic Amines63. 2-Toluidine 2,6-Dimethylaniline64. 2-Naphthylamine 4-Aminobiphenyl

Why do smart people choose to

breathe in all of these chemicals

from second hand smoke ?

Secondhand smoke is a known cause of lung cancer, heart disease, low

birth-weight births, and chronic lung ailments such as bronchitis and

asthma (particularly in children), as well as other health problems.

Second Hand SmokeSecond Hand Smoke

It’s deadly. It’s addictive.

It’s nasty.

Tobacco in TexasTobacco in Texas

AddictionAddiction

Can people really get addicted to the nicotine

in cigarettes, snuff or chewing tobacco ?

Addiction Addiction

Nicotine is in the same stimulant category as cocaine, methamphetamine, crack and

speed. Your brain gets addicted to

nicotine very quickly.

In less than 7 seconds:In less than 7 seconds:

Nicotine is an addicting stimulant that reaches the brain within 7 seconds making the heart beat

faster and the carbon monoxide in the smoke makes the blood

vessels constrict which increases blood pressure.

It’s deadly. It’s addictive.

It’s nasty.

Tobacco in TexasTobacco in Texas

Long Term Negative Effects

Long Term Negative Effects

• Cancers (lung, throat, mouth, bladder, pancreas,

uterus, cervix and kidney)

• Heart Disease• Stroke• Bronchitis• Emphysema

• Cancers (lung, throat, mouth, bladder, pancreas,

uterus, cervix and kidney)

• Heart Disease• Stroke• Bronchitis• Emphysema

Short Term Negative Effects

Short Term Negative Effects

• Shortness of breath• Reduced athletic ability• Smell in hair and clothes• Bad breath• Yellow teeth• Stained fingers

• Shortness of breath• Reduced athletic ability• Smell in hair and clothes• Bad breath• Yellow teeth• Stained fingers

Other Negative EffectsOther Negative Effects

•Loose Your Drivers License•It’s not really cool!

•Only 21% of young people in Texas smoke – that means if you don’t smoke, you’re in the majority! Not everyone is doing it!

THE ENDTHE END