Tobacco PreventionBy: Jennifer Skinner, Tory

Scribner, MacKenzie Whitmer, and Alicia Lothspeich

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What is Tobacco?

Tobacco can be defined as a type of plant that gives off a stimulant called nicotine.

Different Forms of Tobacco Use

Effects of Tobacco Use

Stained TeethBad BreathDulled Sense of TasteIncreased Risk of CancerIncreased Risk of Heart and Lung DiseaseTooth DecayEating Away of Gums

Why Is It So Addictive?

The nicotine in the tobacco releases a “feel good” chemical called dopamine.

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● 22.1% of all adults in Montana smoke

● 16.5% of all high school students in Montana smoke

● 19% of all adults in the U.S. smoke

● 18.1% of all high school students in the U.S. smoke

● 4 Montanans die every day from tobacco related

diseases

● 1,400 adults die each year from smoking

Smoking Facts

Short Term Effects of Smoking

● More frequent coughs and colds

● Spiked blood pressure● Difficulty breathing● Less oxygen to your

brain

Long Term Effects

● Emphysema● Stroke● Blindness● Tooth Loss● Cancer● Heart Disease● Gangrene

SECOND HAND SMOKE

1. Robidou, Jacob. Tobacco Lecture 1. 9/4/2013. Power Point Presentation.

2. Toll of Tobacco in the United States. The Toll of Tobacco in Montana. (2013, June 20).Retrieved from http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/facts_issues/toll_us/montana

3. Better Health Channel. www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/smoking_effects_on_your_body

4. Stop Smoking, Start Repairing.profitablehospitality.com/news/index.php/employees/stop-smoking-start-repairing-your-body

5. Graphic Health Warnings on Tobacco Packages. Fact Sheet 2: Smoking causes Gangrene. www.health.govt.nz/system/files/pages/tobacco-gangrene-factsheet.pdf

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