Tobacco

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Tobacco

• Tobacco useGood News and BAD!

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Good news

• 30 million people have quit smoking in the USA
• 65 doctors, 61 dentists, 55 pharmacistsQUIT
• 1965 40 of American adults smoked, 2011 19
  smoke.
• During the past 25 yrs. almost ½ of the adults
  who once smoked have now given up the use of
  tobacco.

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BAD NEWS

• As of 2011, 19 of American adults still smoke
  despite information about cancer, lung disease,
  heart disease, allergies and early death.

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Fact

• 1 Person dies every 6 seconds from a tobacco
  related disease THATS 10 PEOPLE PER MINUTE!!
• Over 20 of all deaths in the U.S. are from
  tobacco
• More than 600,00 NON-smokers die per year from
  second-hand smoke worldwide..1/3 of which are
  CHILDREN
• IF PEOPLE DID NOT SMOKE IT WOULD DO MORE TO
  IMPROVE HEALTH AND PROLONG LIFE THAN ANY OTHER
  SINGLE ACTION IN THE ENTIRE FIELD OF PREVENTIVE
  MEDICINE!

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Statistics on young people and smoking

• Every day in the USA, 3,000 teens start to smoke
  even though all of the messages from school and
  health organizations say DONT!
• Nearly 16 of high school students smoke
  cigarettes and 7.3 use smokeless
• tobacco.
• Female teens are smoking at a rate DOUBLE that of
  20 years ago!

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Statistics on Young People and smoking..cont.

• The tobacco industry has stated that its
  marketing only promotes brand choices among adult
  smokers. REGARDLESS OF INTENT, this marketing
  encourages underage youth to smoke.
• Nearly 9 out of 10 smokers start smoking by age
  18, and more than 80 of underage smokers choose
  brands from among the top three most heavily
  advertised.

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Statistics/young people and smoking cont

• One billion packs of cigarettes are sold to teens
  less than 18 years of age even though it is
  against the law!
• At the current rate, 55 million children now
  living in the U.S. will DIE of smoking related
  diseases.

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Why do TEENS Smoke?

1. Peer Pressure
2. Relaxation
3. Influence of advertising and the media
4. They feel that they are indestructible
5. They believe that the bad effects only happen to
   older people who have smoked for several years
6. They believe they can STOP at any time

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Cigarettes

• Each puff contains 4,000 chemicals including 250
  that are known to HARM HUMANS!

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nicotine

• Is the Addictive substance in cigarettes.
• People smoke to reduce their craving for
  nicotine.
• A Stimulant
• Speeds up the Central Nervous System (CNS)
• Causes increase in blood pressure and heart rate.

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nicotine and smoking

• It takes 5-7 seconds for nicotine to reach the
  brain
• Nicotine is absorbed into the blood stream
  through the lining of the mouth and lungs
• Nicotine causes the blood pressure to rise and
  the heart rate to increase up to 20 beats per
  minute

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nicotine and smoking

• Nicotine causes a decrease in oxygen supply to
  the cells
• The rush of stimulations of the brain is followed
  by a depression and fatigue
• -THIS LEADS THE SMOKER TO SEEK MORE NICOTINE

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tar

• Is the flavor-producing agent in cigarettes
• It is a thick dark fluid that is produced when
  tobacco burns.
• Several substances in tar are carcinogens
• Penetrates smokers airways and lungs paralyzing
  or destroying the cilia.

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carbon monoxide

• Odorless, poisonous gas in cigarette smoke
• Passes through the lungs into the blood
• Prevents the red blood cells from carrying oxygen
  to the bodys cells

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Pipes and Cigars

• There is a higher incidence of mouth, lip, and
  throat cancer found in cigar and pipe smokers
• Pipes and cigars generate more tar and other
  chemicals than cigarettes
• Inhaling pipe or cigar smoke is more dangerous
  than cigarette smoke

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Specialty Cigarettes

• Have a stronger tobacco and have spices like
  cloves vanilla added
• The cloves in clove cigarettes anesthetize the
  throat and allow for deeper inhalation

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Dangers of Smoking(ANYTHING!)

• EVERYDAY at least 1,000 people DIE from diseases
  caused by smoking
• Approx. 600,000 deaths per year are attributed to
  smoking

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Smoking and the Respiratory System

• Smoking is associated with 2 chronic obstructive
  pulmonary diseases
• 1. CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
• 2. PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA

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Chronic Bronchitis

• Occurs when the bronchi are irritated because the
  cilia have become useless due to a build up of
  tar.
• This situation causes chronic coughing and
  excessive mucous secretion of the bronchial tree.

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Pulmonary Emphysema

• Caused by the destruction of the tiny oxygen
  absorbing sacs in the lungs.
• This situation makes it very difficult to BREATHE!

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Lung Cancer

• Lung cancer begins when the bronchi are irritated
  by cigarette smoke
• Cilia are destroyed and mucous cannot be
  expelled-a cough develops
• Cancerous cells grow in these conditions, block
  the bronchi and move into the lungs

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Lung Cancer

• 75 of deaths from lung cancer in women are
  caused from smoking
• Smokers are 10 to 15 times more likely to develop
  lung cancer
• People who smoke 2 or more packs per day are
  20-25 times more likely to get lung cancer
• Male smokers between the ages of 30 and 40 can
  expect to lose 8 years off their life

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Smoking and the Circulatory System

• Nicotine speeds up the pulse making the heart
  work harder
• Smoking constricts the blood vessels cutting down
  on blood flow to the limbs

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Smoking and the Circulatory System

• Nicotine contributes to plaque build up in blood
  vessels-causing hardening of the arteries and
  increasing risk of heart attack
• Smoking also damages the heart muscle itself
• Raised blood pressure increases the risk of stroke

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Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco

• Leukoplakia- tobacco irritates sensitive tissue
  of the mouth and is responsible for leukoplakia,
  which are thickened, white, leathery spots inside
  the mouth.
• These are areas can develop into cancer of the
  mouth.

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Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco

• More saliva is produced and some gets into the
  digestive and urinary tracts-this introduces tar
  and other harmful chemicals
• Greater tooth wear because of gum damage

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Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco

• Lip cancer
• Cancer of the mouth
• Stained teeth
• Bad breath
• Gum disease
• Cancer of the cheek and jawbones

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Second Hand Smoke

• Passive Smoke-smoke that remains in a closed
  environment after a smoker is finished
• Passive smoke is made up of both mainstream smoke
  and sidestream smoke.

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Second Hand Smoke

• Mainstream Smoke- smoke that is blown off by a
  smoker
• Sidestream Smoke- smoke from a burning cigarette.
  
• SIDESTREAM SMOKE IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN
  MAINSTREAM SMOKE BECAUSE IT HAS NOT PASSED
  THROUGH A FILTER!!

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FACTSSecond Hand Smoke

• A non-smoker breathing in a room containing
  passive smoke could have inhaled enough tar and
  nicotine in an hour to have smoked a whole
  cigarette
• Non-smokers may develop the same health problems
  as smokers

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FACTSSecond Hand Smoke

• Passive smoke can worsen or cause heart disease
• Non-smokers living with smokers have a higher
  risk of heart disease
• Each year, 37,000 non-smokers die from heart
  disease due to passive smoke

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Kicking the Habit!!!(Please)

• Withdrawal-happens when a person who is
  physiologically dependent on a substance stops
  using that substance.
• During that period a person might feel nervous,
  moody, or have difficulty sleeping.
• The symptoms of withdrawal do not last a long
  time!

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Kicking the Habit!!!(Please)

• Read over Tips for Quitting hand out with a
  friend/partner.