Smoking & Tobacco

Why do People Smoke?

Family Friends

Cultural Attracted to the “Image”

What are your thoughts??

Who uses it?

Whites; 19.70%

African Amer-icans; 18.10%

Hispanics; 12.50%American

Indians/Alaska Natives; 21.80%

Asian Ameri-cans; 10.70%

Multi-Racial People; 26.10%

OVER 4,000 chemicals in 1 cigarette

Secondhand Smoke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOz9uni7Evw

Secondhand smoke consequences

Consequences of Smoking

Bad skin

Bad breath

Bad-smelling clothes and hair

Reduced athletic performance

Greater risk of injury and slower healing time

Severe Consequences of smoking

Cancer

Heart Disease

Stroke

Emphysema

BUT……. What do these things

REALLY look like?

**Viewer Discretion is Advised for following slides

Healthy Lungs

Lung Cancer

Emphysema

Shortness of Breath

1.Breath out of strawfor 10 sec.

2.Breath w/out strawfor 10 sec.

3.Jog in place for 10 sec. with straw

4.Jog in place for 10 sec. w/out straw

How did you feel?

Breathing normal with the straw?

Jogging in place with the straw?

Smokeless Tobacco

Studies say:

Smokeless tobacco is 10x safer than smoking cigarettes.

Smokeless tobacco is also less lethal than cigarettes.

Smokeless tobacco is safer for those around you.

Smokeless tobacco’s routine is different, but the nicotine addiction is the same

Consequences

Addiction to nicotine (which can lead to smoking)

Bone loss around the roots of the teeth

Abrasion (scratching and wearing down) of teeth

Cavities and tooth decay

Tooth loss

Stained and discolored teeth

Bad breath

Severe Consequences

Mouth Cancer

Throat Cancer

Stomach Cancer

SOURCES

http://teenadvice.about.com/od/drugsalcohol/a/facts_smoking.htm

http://www.google.com/search?q=lung+cancer&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zadQU5CTH4mksQSm9IHQAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1274&bih=635#q=emphysema+with+straws&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/smokeless-tobacco

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/health_effects/