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Smoking and Tobacco

Smoking and Tobacco. MOST Program. Tobacco. Cigarettes Chewing “spit” tobacco Cigars Pipes Bidis (flavored cigarettes from India). Cigars. Why do people think cigars are safer than cigarettes?. “I don’t inhale, so I get less tar, nicotine and smoke than a cigarette smoker.”.

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Smoking and Tobacco

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  1. Smoking and Tobacco MOST Program

  2. Tobacco • Cigarettes • Chewing “spit” tobacco • Cigars • Pipes • Bidis (flavored cigarettes • from India)

  3. Cigars Why do people think cigars are safer than cigarettes? “I don’t inhale, so I get less tar, nicotine and smoke than a cigarette smoker.”

  4. Chew Chewing tobacco is not safer than cigarette smoking.

  5. Who? How Many?

  6. Addiction • Withdrawal Symptoms • Insomnia, restlessness • Anxiety, irritability • Frustration, anger • Difficulty concentrating • Sad, depressed mood • Increased appetite

  7. Advertising

  8. Co$t Tobacco is a major expense for the user. It adds up… $ per pack x 7 days/week= ?? $ per week x 4 weeks/month= ??? $ per month x 12 months/year= ????

  9. Ingredients Arsenic*, Benzene*, Vinyl Chloride* Smoke Tar Carbon monoxide Formaldehyde Ammonia Cadmium * Classified as Group A carcinogens by the EPA

  10. Safe? There is no such thing as a safe cigarette. “Low tar” “Lights” Added flavors “Natural” products

  11. Heart • High blood pressure • Carbon monoxide in blood • Not enough oxygen delivery • Blood vessels can become blocked

  12. Carbon Monoxide

  13. Smoke True or False:When someone smokes, they are only hurting themselves. False The truth is, 38,000 people die each year in the U.S. of diseases like lung cancer and heart disease that are caused by secondhand smoke.

  14. False: “Secondhand smoke isn’t as bad as smoking.” Smoky bar for 2 hours = Non-smoking section in restaurant for 2 hours = Smoker’s home for 1 day =

  15. Effects

  16. Lungs

  17. Emphysema Healthy alveolus Emphysema Alveoli are stretched or broken by cigarette smoke and tar, causing emphysema.

  18. Cancer The cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco can cause cancer anywhere in the body. Cancer is most common in areas closest to the tobacco or the smoke.

  19. Cause & Effect

  20. Commitment

  21. Quitting

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