Tobacco and the Human Body

IS IT WORTH IT???

Troy BaroneAlex Q.

October 29, 2014Science Project #1

Who Smokes?

When Does Smoking often Begin?

• 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18,  and 98% start smoking by age 26.

• 1 in 5 adults and teenagers smoke.

• 20% of 7th graders use some form of tobacco

Video: Does Tobacco Control You?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G1Ma02K6Ys

Why don’tSmokers Quit?

ADDICTION TONICOTINE!

Diseases Associated with Smoking and Chewing Tobacco

• Lung Cancer: 9 out of 10 caused by smoking

• Mouth, Head and Neck Cancer from chewing or smoking tobacco

• Lung Diseases: Cardiac Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD) and

Emphysema• Heart Disease that cause Heart Attacks

Smoking CAUSES CANCER AND DEATH

• On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.

• Poisons in tobacco are absorbed through the skin in the mouth and through the lungs, causing lung and mouth cancer.

• Tar from tobacco use accumulates in the lungs causing emphysema, which causes you to slowly suffocate.

• Second hand smoke causes the same problems as actually smoking the cigarette.

SUFFOCATING while ALIVE• Smoking causes slow suffocation

• Tars and Poisons in Tobacco kill the lung tissue • The body doesn’t get the oxygen it needs • The blood vessels get narrow• The kidney and bladder are washed with

poisons• The heart is over worked• Even WALKING IS HARD TO DO because the

smoker CANNOT BREATHE• VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmFleeFj8F0

Try This: CAN YOU BREATHE???

• Cut a 3 inch part of a drinking straw for EACH PERSON • FIRST: Run in place for 1 minute

• SECOND: Put the straw in mouth and breathe only through the straw . DO NOT BREATHE THROUGH THE NOSE.

• THIRD: Bite gently on the straw as you try to breathe to simulate an even more severe case of emphysema

• LAST: Resume normal breathing without the straw

• Questions: How did you feel breathing through the straw?

• Did you gulp air? People with emphysema never get that gulp.

HOW MUCH TAR IS INHALED INTO LUNGS IN ONE YEAR if smoke ONE

PACK PER DAY ??????

•Pour molasses slowly into a tall, thin, clear container.

•When should we stop pouring?????? ( 1 cup)

•What if the person smoked 2 packs per day??? (2 cups)

Lung Tissue: How does it FEEL after SMOKING?

• HEALTHY LUNG TISSUE: FEEL a damp, soft sponge

• DAMAGED LUNG TISSUE: FEEL A dry, hard sponge.

QUESTION:• Why is hardened lung tissue a

problem?

Summary and Discussion

Have you ever considered smoking?

Have you ever smoked?

Now what do you think???

References

• http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/QuitSmoking/QuittingSmoking/Smoking-Do-you-really-know-the-risks_UCM_322718_Article.jsp

• www.cancer.org

ANY QUESTIONS??????