The Health Risks of Tobacco Use (2:39)

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The Health Risks of Tobacco Use (239)
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Do Now Pick 4 words and write down the
definition.

• addictive drug Pg. 543
• Nicotine Pg. 543
• Stimulant Pg. 543
• Carcinogen Pg. 543

• Tar Pg. 543
• carbon monoxide - Pg. 543
• smokeless tobacco - 544
• Leukoplakia Pg. 544

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ACT PREP
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Todays Objectives

• Explain how nicotine make quitting tobacco use
  difficult.
• List and describe the poisonous substances in
  tobacco smoke.
• Explain the dangers of smokeless tobacco.
• Describe the short-term effects of tobacco use.
• Describe the long-term effects of tobacco use.

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The chemicals in all tobacco products harm the
body.
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Health Risks of Tobacco Use
All forms of tobacco contain chemicals that are
dangerous to your health.
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable
death and disability in the United States.
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Health Risks of Tobacco Use

• Any form of tobacco use, such as smoking,
  chewing, or dipping tobacco, can cause health
  problems.
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• Smoking has been linked to lung disease, cancers,
  and heart disease.

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Health Risks of Tobacco Use

• About 90 percent of adult smokers began the habit
  as teenagers.
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• Its easier to avoid tobacco use rather than
  quit later.

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Nicotine

• Tobacco users have difficulty quitting because
  tobacco contains an addictive drug.

Addictive drug
A substance that causes physiological or
psychological dependence
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Nicotine

• All tobacco products contain nicotine.

Nicotine
The addictive drug found in tobacco leaves
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Nicotine

• Nicotine is a stimulant that raises blood
  pressure and increases the heart rate.

Stimulant
A drug that increases the action of the central
nervous system, the heart, and other organs
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Poisonous Substances in Tobacco Smoke

• Tobacco is an addictive and toxic drug and a
  carcinogen.

Carcinogen
A cancer-causing substance
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Tar

• Cigarette smoke contains tar.

Tar
A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco
burns
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Tar
paralyzing and destroying cilia
Tar damages a smokers respiratory system by
destroying the alveoli
damaging lung tissue
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Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon monoxide is also in cigarette smoke. It
  deprives the bodys tissues and cells of oxygen.

Carbon monoxide
A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas
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Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco
No tobacco product is safe to use.
The dangers of tobacco use are not limited to
smoking cigarettes.
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Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco

• Cigarette filters do not protect smokers from
  more than 50 carcinogens, including cyanide and
  arsenic, which are in tobacco products.

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Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco

• The smoke from pipes and cigars also causes
  serious health consequences.
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• Cigars contain significantly more nicotine and
  produce more tar and carbon monoxide than
  cigarettes.

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Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco

• The harmful chemicals of smokeless tobacco are
  absorbed into the body at levels up to three
  times the amount of a single cigarette.

Smokeless tobacco
Tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in
the mouth, or chewed
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Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco

• Using smokeless tobacco also irritates the
  sensitive tissues of the mouth, causing
  leukoplakia.

Leukoplakia
Thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the
inside of the mouth that can develop into oral
cancer
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Harmful Effects of Tobacco Use
Tobacco use causes both short-term and long-term
damage to your body.
Health officials have warned the public about the
dangers of tobacco use for several decades.
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Short-Term Effects
Short-Term Effects
Brain chemistry changes.
Respiration and heart rate increase.
Taste buds are dulled and appetite is reduced.
Bad breath, yellowed teeth, and smelly hair,
skin, and clothes.
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Long-Term Effects
Long-Term Effects
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Lung cancer
Coronary heart disease and stroke
A weakened immune system
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Long-Term Effects

• Smokers cause severe damage to their lungs.
• Compare the healthy lung on the left with the one
  damaged by tobacco on the right.

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Long-Term Effects
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Long-Term Effects
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Long-Term Effects
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Other Consequences of Tobacco Use
As well as health risks, tobacco use is costly.
Making the decision to avoid the use of tobacco
products will safeguard your health.
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Other Consequences of Tobacco Use
Tobacco-related illnesses cost the United States
about 165 billion each year.
Costs to Society
A person smoking one pack of cigarettes a day
will spend about 1,500 a year on the habit.
Costs to Individuals
Selling tobacco products to minors is illegal.
Using tobacco at school can lead to suspension or
expulsion.
Legal Consequences
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Exit Ticket

• What is the name of the addictive drug in
  tobacco?

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• 2) Which of the following are ways that tobacco
  harms the cardiovascular system?
• a) Increased heart rate, hardened arteries,
  chronic bronchitis.
• b) Increased heart rate, hardened arteries,
  increased risk of heart attack.
• c) Increased heart rate, chronic bronchitis,
  emphysema.
• d) Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer.

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• Kate says that it is her choice to smoke, and
  that she is the only one who has to worry about
  her health. How does her decision to smoke affect
  other people?

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Answer Key

1. Nicotine
2. B
3. Her employer will lose money because she is
   likely to be less productive at work and miss
   work as a result of illness. She may not be able
   to pay her medical bills, which will then have to
   be paid by taxpayers.

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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary

1. What is an addictive drug? What is the addictive
   drug in tobacco?

A substance that causes physiological or
psychological dependence nicotine
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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary

1. List three types of toxic substances found in
   cigarette smoke. Why are these substances
   harmful?

Nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide nicotine causes
addiction, tar causes such diseases as emphysema
and lung cancer, carbon monoxide deprives the
body of oxygen.
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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary

1. Explain four ways using tobacco immediately
   affects your body.

Any four Brain chemistry changes respiration
and heart rates increase taste buds are dulled
appetite is reduced users have bad breath,
yellowed teeth, and smelly clothes
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