• List different types of tobacco products that you know. What other things might be in tobacco products?

Things found in tobacco products:Arsenic- rat poisoning Acetone-fingernail polish removerFormaldehyde-embalming fluidsNitrobenzene- gasolineHydrogen cyanide- the poison in gas chambersLead-some paintsVinyl chloride- garbage bags

• Tobacco is not natural Tobacco leaves Additives- chemicals that keep tobacco moist, help it burn longer and taste better (example:

ammonia) Over thousands of chemicals (benzene) Carbon monoxide- colorless and odorless poisonous

gas that enters blood stream and starves your body of oxygen

Tar- solid, sticky substanceo Tar coats airways and sticks to lungs destroying cilia- tiny

hair like structures that protect the lungso Chronic Bronchitis, lung cancer, and other lung diseases

can eventually result from smoking

Cigarettes- most common form of tobacco Cigars contain same dangerous chemicals as

cigarettes but in a larger quantity Pipe smokers inhale less smoke than cigarettes but

still can develop cancers of mouth, lip, and throat

Smokeless tobacco- chewed or sniffed. Examples: spit, chew, snuff

Discussion- can chew be flavored? What is snuff? Should either snuff or chew be swallowed?

Specialty cigarettes- bidis and cloves

Smoke off the cigarette or that is exhaled from a smoker is known at second-hand smoke or ETS

Smoke that the smoker inhales and exhales in –mainstream smoker

Smoker that is given off by a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar is side-stream smoker

Same chemicals found in smoke inhaled by smokers are found in ETS

Until recently, smoking was allowed in public places Now laws protect citizens from second- hand smoke (ETS) Nonsmokers who breathe in ETS are at risk for the same

health problems that smokers are and even infants and toddlers who are constantly breathing in ETS.

You do not have to be a heavy or lifelong smoker to feel effects of cigarettes

Harm begin with the first puff of nicotine enters the lungs

Nicotine- is a highly addictive drug in tobacco Addictive- capable of causing a user to

develop intense cravings

• List short term consequences of not brushing your teeth.

• Now long term consequences? • What about short term consequences of

tobacco use? • Now long term?

• What are dangerous items in cigarettes? What are the different cigarette products?

• Nicotine raises heart rate and blood pressure• Skin, breath, hair, and clothing immediately smell

like smoke• Nausea and dizziness occur because people are

not used to the chemicals that enter the brain and bloodstream

• Sense of taste and smell suffer • Shortness of breath and coughing• Sick more frequently and stay sick longer

Symptoms of oral cancer-•Lump on lip, mouth, or throat•Numbness in mouth•Difficulty or pain when chewing•Pain in the ear•Leukoplakia, or white patches in the mouth

Common signs:– Shortness of breath

--- Coughing– Can develop a chronic disease

Chronic Diseases:– Chronic bronchitis- airways of lungs become irritated

and swollen– Emphysema- destroys air sacs and walls of the lungs

causing tissue to die and lungs to no longer workCigarettes cause 80% of all cases of the above

• A disorder of circulatory systemIncludes:– High blood pressure– Heart disease

• Heart attack- clogging lining of arteries and arteries become blocked

• Stroke- when arteries to brain supplying oxygen become blocked

• Block arteries to limbs-causing severe pain or amputationPrevent:• Organs and limbs from getting amount of blood they need• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the

U.S.

• Smoking causes cancer- a disease where damaged cells grow out of control

Cancer of:• Throat• Bladder• Kidneys• Mouth• Lungs- leading cause of cancer deaths among men

and women who smoke (spreads quickly)– Lung cancer is just as high for people who smoke light and

low-tar cigarettes. Why?

Can cause cancer of:•Mouth- higher risk of mouth cancer using smokeless tobacco products•Head•Neck•Sores form in ½ to ¾ of users•Sores will disappear when user quits•Risk of cancer depends on:•How long•How much was used

Can catch flu and colds more often Do not recover from illnesses as fast Take longer to heal from wounds and surgeries Can get eye diseases Cause premature signs of aging Harmful to fetus- more likely to miscarry Babies born from smoking mothers are more likely

to be smaller and suffer from health complications NO good effects of smoking

• Lingering smell of tobacco• Wrinkle in skin• Shortness of breath• Stained teeth and fingers• Frequent coughing• Less physically fit• Cracked lips• Inflamed gums• Sores in mouthAppearance can effect social relationships and many

people are offended by the smell of a smoker or tobacco user.

• If you damage your bodies as they are still growing and developing, what activities or sports may be hard to do?

• Write three goals you have for yourself. Have students read a few. How can tobacco hinder you achieving those goals?

• Which of the problems discussed concern people your age? Why? Which ones do not? Why? What can you tell younger siblings or friends to discourage them from smoking?