Tobacco Tobacco

Mr. BreinerMr. Breiner

HealthHealth

What is Tobacco?What is Tobacco?

A Plant that contains NicotineA Plant that contains NicotineCan be smoked in cigarettes or Can be smoked in cigarettes or

cigarscigarsSmokeless TobaccoSmokeless Tobacco

Chewed or snortedChewed or snorted

Main TopicsMain Topics

NicotineNicotineTar and Carbon MonoxideTar and Carbon MonoxideSmoking DiseasesSmoking DiseasesEnvironmental Tobacco SmokeEnvironmental Tobacco SmokeSmokeless TobaccoSmokeless TobaccoTobacco AdvertisingTobacco AdvertisingQuitting Tobacco UseQuitting Tobacco Use

NicotineNicotine

Initially, most Initially, most dangerous drug in dangerous drug in tobacco productstobacco products

StimulantStimulant Causes AddictionCauses Addiction Constricts the Constricts the

blood vesselsblood vessels Speeds up blood Speeds up blood

presurepresure

Nicotine (cont.)Nicotine (cont.)

Nicotine Withdrawal Nicotine Withdrawal SyndromeSyndrome

Constricts Blood Constricts Blood vessels causing vessels causing cholesterol build upcholesterol build up

Tar and Carbon MonoxideTar and Carbon Monoxide

Found in Tobacco Found in Tobacco smokesmoke 4,000 chemicals, 43 4,000 chemicals, 43

known carcinogensknown carcinogens Tar- sticky, thick fluid Tar- sticky, thick fluid

Irritates respiratory tissue Irritates respiratory tissue of the respiratory systemof the respiratory system

Major cause of lung Major cause of lung cancercancer

Yellow fingers, teeth, and Yellow fingers, teeth, and black colored lungblack colored lung

Filters on cigarettes trap Filters on cigarettes trap very little tarvery little tar

Tar and Carbon Monoxide Tar and Carbon Monoxide (cont.)(cont.)

CO-Deadly gas that CO-Deadly gas that prevents oxygen prevents oxygen inhalationinhalation Only found when Only found when

tobacco is burnedtobacco is burned Makes your body’s Makes your body’s

need for oxygen need for oxygen increaseincrease

Smoking DiseasesSmoking Diseases

Smoking DiseasesSmoking Diseases Smoking related Smoking related

diseases kill about diseases kill about 400,000 people 400,000 people each yeareach year

Things that increase Things that increase chances of smoking chances of smoking disease:disease: Amount of time you Amount of time you

smokesmoke Amount you smokeAmount you smoke Occupation/ Occupation/

environmentenvironment

Smoking Diseases (cont.)Smoking Diseases (cont.)

Chronic BronchitisChronic Bronchitis Caused when Caused when

smoking thickens smoking thickens the mucus and the mucus and destroys the cilia destroys the cilia while inflaming the while inflaming the tubes leading to the tubes leading to the lungslungs

Increases risk of Increases risk of lung infectionslung infections

Smoking Diseases (cont.)Smoking Diseases (cont.)

EmphysemaEmphysema Results from the Results from the

bursting of the bursting of the alveoli or air sacs in alveoli or air sacs in the lungs causing the lungs causing the lungs to have the lungs to have trouble absorbing trouble absorbing oxygenoxygen

Smoking Diseases (cont.)Smoking Diseases (cont.) Heart DiseaseHeart Disease

Many typesMany types Ex. Coronary artery Ex. Coronary artery

diseasedisease PyorrheaPyorrhea

Teeth and gum diseaseTeeth and gum disease Many forms of Cancer Many forms of Cancer

and leukoplakiaand leukoplakia Smoking kills more Smoking kills more

people each year than people each year than illegal drugs, alcohol, illegal drugs, alcohol, homicides, suicides, homicides, suicides, AIDS, car accidents AIDS, car accidents and firesand fires

Environmental Tobacco Environmental Tobacco SmokeSmoke

Sidestream SmokeSidestream Smoke Passive smokingPassive smoking

Mainstream SmokeMainstream Smoke Active smokingActive smoking

Laws protecting Laws protecting nonsmokersnonsmokers

Smokeless TobaccoSmokeless Tobacco

Causes nicotine Causes nicotine dependencedependence

Contains many Contains many chemicals that harm chemicals that harm healthhealth No Carbon MonoxideNo Carbon Monoxide Why?Why? Formaldehyde?Formaldehyde?

Causes oral CancerCauses oral Cancer Causes LeukoplakiaCauses Leukoplakia

Smokeless Tobacco (cont.)Smokeless Tobacco (cont.)

Causes problems Causes problems with gums and teethwith gums and teeth

Tobacco AdvertisingTobacco Advertising

Surgeon GeneralSurgeon General Tobacco Ads are Tobacco Ads are

not allowed by law not allowed by law on TV or Radioon TV or Radio

Use of attractive Use of attractive models, glamour, models, glamour, games, giveaways, games, giveaways, posing smoking as posing smoking as cool, and cool, and misconception in misconception in tobacco advertising tobacco advertising

Tobacco Advertising (cont.)Tobacco Advertising (cont.)

Billions of $ spentBillions of $ spent Sur. Gen. mandates Sur. Gen. mandates

warnings on all warnings on all tobacco productstobacco products

Pressure to smoke is Pressure to smoke is greatest in the teen greatest in the teen yearsyears

Quitting SmokingQuitting Smoking

Smoking causes Smoking causes premature death, premature death, quitting decreases quitting decreases the chancethe chance

20 minutes after 20 minutes after quittingquitting

24 hours later24 hours later 48 hours later48 hours later 1-9 months1-9 months 1 year1 year

Quitting Smoking (cont.)Quitting Smoking (cont.) Reasons for quiting?Reasons for quiting? How to QuitHow to Quit

Cold turkeyCold turkey How to quitHow to quit

List the reason why you want to quitList the reason why you want to quit Decide when you want to quitDecide when you want to quit Make a health behavior contractMake a health behavior contract Consider situations in which you usually have a cigarette Consider situations in which you usually have a cigarette

or use smokeless tobaccoor use smokeless tobacco Join a tobacco cessation programJoin a tobacco cessation program Get help from othersGet help from others Throw away all tobacco productsThrow away all tobacco products Be prepared for temptationBe prepared for temptation Participate in activities that keep your mind off using Participate in activities that keep your mind off using

tobaccotobacco Get help from a health-care professionalGet help from a health-care professional Avoid weight gainAvoid weight gain Keep your guard upKeep your guard up If you slip up and use tobacco, keep trying to quitIf you slip up and use tobacco, keep trying to quit

Tobacco TrendsTobacco Trends

Smoking in teenagers has decreasedSmoking in teenagers has decreased25% of Americans smoke25% of Americans smoke

70% of them want to quit70% of them want to quitMore than half of all smokers start before More than half of all smokers start before

age 20age 2090% of lung cancer is caused by 90% of lung cancer is caused by

smokingsmokingSmoker dying from smoking diseases Smoker dying from smoking diseases

could have lived 15 years longer if could have lived 15 years longer if they didn’t smokethey didn’t smoke

ResourcesResources

Meeks, L., Heit, P., & Page, R. (2005). Meeks, L., Heit, P., & Page, R. (2005). Health and wellness. Columbus, OH: Health and wellness. Columbus, OH: Glencoe/ McGraw-Hill PublishingGlencoe/ McGraw-Hill Publishing

Povilaitis, D. & Seip, M. (2004). Povilaitis, D. & Seip, M. (2004). Health, safety, and wellness/fitness Health, safety, and wellness/fitness curriculum. Emmaus High School, PA: curriculum. Emmaus High School, PA: East Penn School District.East Penn School District.