What Tobacco Does to Your Body

• The Facts about tobacco –

• 4,000 Chemicals in one Puff

• Almost all of them make the body unable to work the way it should

• 43 Chemicals in tobacco that are known to cause cancer

• Smoke harms health of non smoker

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What is in Tobacco

• Nicotine – An Addictive drug found in tobacco

• Makes the user crave more nicotine

• Tar – Thick dark liquid that forms when tobacco burns

• Covers the lining of the lungs, causing disease

What is in Tobacco

• Carbon Monoxide – colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns

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Tobacco in many forms

• Cigarettes – Made from shredded tobacco leaves

• Some cigarettes contain spices to make them smell and taste sweet

Tobacco Plant

Smokeless Tobacco

• Two forms are placed in mouth instead of smoked:

• Ground Leaves- placed between the cheek and gum

• Snuff – finely ground placed between the lip and the gum

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• Snuff -

Smokeless Tobacco

• This is not a safe alternative, it is just as harmful as smoking and increases the chance of mouth, esophagus, larynx, pancreas and lip cancer

Lip Cancer

Harmful Substances in Tobacco

• Formaldehyde – Used to disinfect and preserve bodies

• Nicotine – Speeds up heartbeat, raises blood pressure, increases craving for tobacco, causes dizziness and upset stomach

• Cyanide – deadly poison

Harmful Substances in Tobacco

• Carbon Monoxide – Prevents body from getting all the oxygen it needs

• Methanol – poisonous liquid alcohol, is known to cause blindness

• Tar – forms sticky coating on bronchial tubes and in the lungs

Pipes and Cigars

• Also use shredded tobacco leaves, some may be flavored.

• More likely to develop lip, mouth, tongue and throat cancer

Tobacco and Your Body

• Nervous system

• Respiratory system

• Circulatory system

• Digestive system

• Excretory system

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Cost to Society

• High price for addiction to tobacco because of the high price

• Increased risk of lung cancer and other related illnesses

• Effects of smoking to babies of pregnant mothers