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Tobacco

Tobacco. Drugs and Alcohol Unit. Processed from the leaves of tobacco plants. Tobacco is categorized into two main categories: Smoked tobacco, and smokeless tobacco Tobacco related death is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Tobacco. Smoked Tobacco.

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Tobacco

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  1. Tobacco Drugs and Alcohol Unit

  2. Processed from the leaves of tobacco plants. • Tobacco is categorized into two main categories: • Smoked tobacco, and smokeless tobacco • Tobacco related death is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Tobacco

  3. Smoked Tobacco

  4. Smokeless Tobacco http://www.tobaccofree.org/clips/VideoAddictiveness.htm

  5. Nicotine is a stimulant • Responsible for the dependant-forming habits of tobacco • Our bodies naturally build up a slow tolerance, as with other substances. • Between 1998-2005, the nicotine content in cigarettes has increased an average of 1.6% every year. Nicotine

  6. More nicotine in tobacco… What does that mean? • Quicker addiction and dependency for new tobacco users. • Stronger dependence and biological need/craving. • More nicotine, causing more harm to your body every time you use tobacco. • Increased tobacco prices. Nicotine

  7. Between 17-20% of High school students smoke • Between 11-15% of High school students use smokeless tobacco (chew, snuff) • Tobacco kills 443,000 every year in the United States (accounts for 1/5 of all deaths in the US) • Approximately 69% of smokers in the US say they want to quit completely. • On average, smokers die 13-14 years younger than those who do not smoke. Fast Facts about Tobacco Use

  8. Lung Cancer Smoker’s Lung Healthy Lungs, non-smoker

  9. Mouth Cancer

  10. Video • http://www.tobaccofree.org/clips/VideoSeanMarsee.htm - 8 min Tobacco

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