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Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week. Things to know about Spitting Tobacco. Smokeless tobacco products consist of tobacco or a tobacco blend that is chewed or sucked on rather than smoked. It is placed inside the mouth in one of these forms. Chew. Dip. Snus. Plugs. What’s in Chewing Tobacco.

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Red Ribbon Week

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  1. Red Ribbon Week

  2. Things to know about Spitting Tobacco • Smokeless tobacco products consist of tobacco or a tobacco blend that is chewed or sucked on rather than smoked. It is placed inside the mouth in one of these forms

  3. Chew Dip Snus Plugs

  4. What’s in Chewing Tobacco Carcinogens- 28 cancer producing chemicals Nicotine- the addictive substance Other Chemicals Abrasives- Tears holes in your mouth/stomach Salts- off set nasty tobacco taste Sweeteners- make dip taste better

  5. Why do athletes start using Chewing Tobacco? • Friends/Teammates use it. • “Using tobacco will help me run faster and improve my physical endurance” • In fact, the opposite may happen. You could experience muscle weakness, shortness of breath and decreased physical performance. Tobacco harms all users, some more severely than others.

  6. All Tobacco is Harmful • Cancer – mouth and throat cancer • Heart Disease – doesn’t relax your heart but makes it beat faster, • Dental Disease – cavities, gum irritation, hairy tongues, stained teeth, bad breath • Stomach Problems – can make small holes in your stomach • Loss of taste and smell • Physical Changes – being tired, muscle weakness, and dizziness

  7. Do you know what’s in a cigarette?

  8. Things to know about Smoking Tobacco • Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer • Smokers die earlier than nonsmokers: 13.2 years for men and 14.5 years for women • Secondhand smoke is responsible for approximately 3,400 lung cancer deaths

  9. Alcohol

  10. Things to know about Alcohol • By the time students are in the eighth grade, 55 percent of students have at least tried alcoholic beverages • 8% of all ER visits each year for illness or injuries are associated with alcohol • Alcohol does not relieve sadness - it makes it worse • A daily glass of wine will add 10 pounds per year

  11. Just Don’t Do It…

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