Health - Tobacco
Statistics In Teen Smoking
-Approximately 80% of adult smokers started smoking before age 18 -Every day, nearly 3,000 young people under the age of 18 become regular smokers -Nearly all first use of tobacco occurs before high school graduation.
Types Of Tobacco
-Chewing tobacco -Snuff -Pipes -Cigars -Cigarettes.
Carbon Monoxide
-Colorless, odorless, poisonous gas, released by burning tobacco -Interferes with blood's ability to carry oxygen -Same gas from car exhaust; if inhaled directly, can be fatal -"Silent killer."
Smokeless Tobacco
-Cracking/bleeding lips and gums -Receding gums, which can eventually make teeth fall out -Increased heart rate
Second - Hand Smoke
-Mainstream Smoking -What a person inhales.
Passive Smoker
-Person who inhales sidestream smoke -Smoke inhaled by non - smokers.
Nicotine
-Psychoactive substance -Very addictive -Causes physical dependence.
Sidestream Smoke
-Rises from cigarette when smoker is not inhaling -Contains 2 times more nicotine and tar, and 5 times more Carbon Monoxide than mainstream -Non - smokers who live with smokers have 20 - 30% HIGHER risk of dying from heart disorders than non - smokers who live with non - smokers.
Chemicals In Tobacco
-Stimulant -More than 4,000 chemicals -10% are carcinogens or poisonous -3 Most poisonous chemicals; nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide.
Tar
-Tiny pieces that - when inhaled into the lungs, condense and form a sticky coating on bronchial tubes -Same road - paving substance -Destroys cilia.
Passive Smoking: What It Can Cause
1. Heart disease 2. Eye irritation 3. Ear infections 4. Emphysema 5. Asthma 6. Cancer.
Oral Cancer
1. Lips 2. Tongue 3. Cheeks 4. Gums -Anywhere in mouth.
Cancer
1. Stomach 2. Esophagus 3. Bladder.
Carcinogens
Cancer - causing agents.
Psychoactive Substance
Causes mood/behavior change.
Mainstream Smoking
Passes through the tobacco and filter when the smoker inhales.
Cilia
Waving hair - like projections, working to keep respiratory tract clear.