TobaccoAndrea Ritter

Tobacco Tobacco is a green

leafy plant, grown in warm climates, and comes from the plant Nicotiana tabacum of the Solanaceae family

The tobacco seed is very small, and it takes about 300,000 seeds to make 1 oz of tobacco

History of Tobacco dates back as early as 1 BCE Ancient American Indians used it for

religious and medicinal purposes. They believed tobacco was the cure to most health problems

They also believed that the smoke of tobacco was a way of revealing their mighty god, so it was adopted into their religious customs

1492, Christopher Columbus was offered dried tobacco leaves as a gift from the American Indians that he encountered.

sailors brought tobacco back to Europe, and the plant was being grown all over Europe

As popularity grew, so did its worth. Tobacco was considered as good as gold! helped finance the revolutionary war by

serving as collateral for loans the Americans borrowed from France!

CIGARETTES

∙ There are 4,000 chemicals found in a cigarette.∙ 40 of the other chemicals found in tobacco are considered carcinogenic. Carcinogenic are cancer causing chemicals∙ Carbon monoxide, which can be found in car exhaust, nicotine found in bug sprays, tar, rat poison, nail polish remover, ammonia, sulfuric acid, and pesticides are only a few of the dangerous chemicals found in a cigarette and there is 1–2 mg of nicotine per cigarette. One drop of nicotine at once can kill 1 person

How tobacco works on the brain? When tobacco enters the body, the drug stimulates

the adrenal gland, leading to a discharge of epinephrine/adrenaline. This stimulates the body and causes an increase in breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate.

For smokeless tobacco, nicotine is absorbed through the mucosal membranes and reaches peak blood levels and the brain more slowly. Increased use of tobacco can lead to addiction.

The primary effect of nicotine is to stimulate CNS receptors that are sensitive to acetylcholine. Activating these receptors releases adrenaline

Impact on the body Smoking affects every

organ in your body including your skin.

Aging appears at a young age

Cigarettes affect the elasticity of the skin causing loose skin and wrinkles

The skin under the eye starts to become saggy

Lines around the lips are formed

oHair lossoDamaged gums and teeth

Age Apots

Saggy eyes, lines around lips

Long Term Affects cancers of the mouth,

pharynx, larynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, cervix, kidney, bladder, and acute myeloid leukemia, lung diseases, bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke

As a result, Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States

Death Rates 443,000 deaths annually (including

deaths from secondhand smoke) 49,400 deaths per year from

secondhand smoke exposure 269,655 deaths annually among men 173,940 deaths annually among women

Quitting Quitting smoking can improve your

overall appearance despite the damage that it has already done to the body.

There are more than 35 million people try to quit each year, 85% of these people will relapse

Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms Irritability Craving Depression Anxiety Cognitive and attention deficits Sleep disturbances Increased appetiteThese symptoms may begin within the a

few hours after the last cigarette

Health improvements of quitting 8 hrs- levels of carbon monoxide and oxygen return to

normal 24 hrs- risk of heart attack has decreased 48 hrs- sense in taste and smell improve 2 weeks- coughing less- phlegm production decreased 1 yr- coronary heart disease decreased in half 5 yrs- risk of stroke has decreased 10 yrs- risk of lung cancer has decreased in half 15 yrs- your health is back to normal as that of a non-

smoker

Treatments

Tobacco Advertisements of the 60’s vs today

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