Tobacco in Washington

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Tobacco in Washington

• Young people at riskForty-five children in
  Washington start smoking every day.  Surveys of
  adult smokers in Washington show that about half
  of them had first tried cigarettes by age 14, and
  70 percent of them were smoking regularly before
  they left high school.

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Diseases caused by tobacco use

• Lung cancer
• COPD (emphysema, bronchitis, etc)
• Stroke (bleeding in the brain)
• Heart attack and heart disease
• Narrowing and clogging of arteries
• Cancers of mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus
• Other cancers bladder, kidneys, pancreas
• Peptic ulcers (stomach bleeding)
• Respiratory infections and compromise (cough,
  wheezing etc)
• Gum disease and tooth loss
• Low birth weight and SIDS
• Asthma
• Ear infections
• Compromised sexual performance
• Greater susceptibility to TB?

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Why does tobacco kill?

• Burns at 1000o C
• Cig smoke has gt 4,000 chemicals, 43 known
  carcinogens/harmful substances (tar, cadmium,
  lead, cyanide, nitrogen oxides, benzo(a)pyrine,
  carbon monoxide, vinyl chloride, acetaldehyde. )
• Damages tissues throughout the body, clogs
  arteries, causes blood clots/bleeding

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Are some cigarettes better?

• No such thing as a safe cigarette
• light, low tar cigarettes are deceptive
• - Manipulation by maker
• - Compensation by smokers so actual yields not
  FTC (machine) yield

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Nicotine is highly addictive

• Nicotine --gt release of serotonin, dopamine,
  norepinephrine
• Neuro-adaptation
• Each year, nearly 35 million people make a
  concerted effort to quit smoking. lt 7 stay
  smoke-free for a year most start smoking again
  within days.

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Facts About Tobacco Use

• Tobacco use is a major cause of preventable death
  in the United States
• Smoking-related diseases claim an estimated
  430,700 lives per year
• Smoking is directly responsible for 90 of lung
  cancer deaths
• About 80 of tobacco users started before the age
  of 18
• In 2003, 22 of high school students were using
  tobacco
• Adolescents who smoke are less physically fit and
  have more respiratory illnesses than their
  nonsmoking peers