The document discusses the health risks of tobacco use. It states that all tobacco products contain chemicals that are dangerous and harmful to a person's health. Tobacco use is linked to various cancers, lung disease, and heart disease. It can also cause short-term effects like bad breath and long-term effects on multiple body systems. The most significant health risks include cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and stroke.

1. The Health Risks of
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2. The chemicals in all tobacco products
harm the body.

3. addictive drug
nicotine
stimulant
carcinogen
tar
carbon monoxide
smokeless tobacco
leukoplakia

4. Health Risks of Tobacco Use
All forms of tobacco contain chemicals that
are dangerous to your health.
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable
death and disability in the United States.

5. Health Risks of Tobacco Use
Any form of tobacco use, such as smoking,
chewing, or dipping tobacco, can cause health
problems.
Smoking has been linked to lung disease, cancers,
and heart disease.

6. Health Risks of Tobacco Use
About 90 percent of
adult smokers
began the habit as
teenagers.
It’s easier to avoid
tobacco use rather
than quit later.

7. Nicotine
Tobacco users have difficulty quitting because
tobacco contains an addictive drug.
Addictive drug
A substance that causes physiological
or psychological dependence

8. Nicotine
All tobacco products contain nicotine.
Nicotine
The addictive drug found in
tobacco leaves

9. Nicotine
Nicotine is a stimulant that raises blood pressure
and increases the heart rate.
Stimulant
A drug that increases the action
of the central nervous system,
the heart, and other organs

10. Poisonous Substances in Tobacco Smoke
Tobacco is an addictive and toxic drug and a
carcinogen.
Carcinogen
A cancer-causing
substance

11. Tar
Cigarette smoke contains tar.
Tar
A thick, sticky, dark fluid
produced when tobacco burns

12. Tar
Tar damages
a smoker’s
respiratory
system by
paralyzing and
destroying cilia
destroying the
alveoli
damaging lung
tissue

13. Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide is also in cigarette smoke. It
deprives the body’s tissues and cells of oxygen.
Carbon monoxide
A colorless, odorless, and
poisonous gas

14. Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco
No tobacco product is safe to use.
The dangers of tobacco use are not limited to
smoking cigarettes.

15. Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco
Cigarette filters do not
protect smokers from
more than 50
carcinogens, including
cyanide and arsenic,
which are in tobacco
products.

16. Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco
The smoke from pipes and cigars also causes
serious health consequences.
Cigars contain significantly more nicotine and
produce more tar and carbon monoxide than
cigarettes.

17. Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco
The harmful chemicals of smokeless tobacco are
absorbed into the body at levels up to three times
the amount of a single cigarette.
Smokeless tobacco
Tobacco that is sniffed
through the nose, held in
the mouth, or chewed

18. Pipes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco
Using smokeless tobacco also irritates the
sensitive tissues of the mouth, causing
leukoplakia.
Leukoplakia
Thickened, white, leathery-looking
spots on the inside of the mouth
that can develop into oral cancer

19. Harmful Effects of Tobacco Use
Tobacco use causes both short-term and
long-term damage to your body.
Health officials have warned the public about the
dangers of tobacco use for several decades.

20. Long-Term Effects
Taste buds are dulled and appetite is reduced.
Respiration and heart rate increase.
Brain chemistry changes.
Short-Term Effects
Bad breath, yellowed teeth, and smelly hair, skin, and clothes.

21. Short-Term Effects
Lung cancer
Emphysema
Chronic bronchitis
Long-Term Effects
Coronary heart disease and stroke
A weakened immune system

22. Long-Term Effects
Smokers cause severe damage to their lungs.
Compare the healthy lung on the left with the one
damaged by tobacco on the right.

23. Long-Term Effects
Nervous System
 Addiction
 Stroke
Respiratory System
 Coughing
 Chronic bronchitis,
emphysema, lung
cancer
Circulatory System
 Increased heart rate and
blood pressure
 Hardened arteries,
decreased blood flow
 Heart attack, stroke

24. Long-Term Effects
Excretory System
 Cancer of the bladder
 Cancer of the kidneys
Digestive System
 Cancers of the mouth, pharynx,
larynx, and esophagus
 Gum recession, tooth decay,
tooth loss
 Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
 Cancers of the stomach and
pancreas

25. Long-Term Effects

26. Other Consequences of Tobacco Use
As well as health risks, tobacco use is costly.
Making the decision to avoid the use of tobacco
products will safeguard your health.

27. Other Consequences of Tobacco Use
Costs to Society Tobacco-related illnesses cost the United
States about $165 billion each year.
Costs to
Individuals
A person smoking one pack of cigarettes a
day will spend about $1,500 a year on the
habit.
Legal
Consequences
Selling tobacco products to minors is illegal.
Using tobacco at school can lead to
suspension or expulsion.

28. After You Read
Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
A substance that causes physiological or
psychological dependence; nicotine
1. What is an addictive drug? What is the
addictive drug in tobacco?

29. After You Read
Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
2. List three types of toxic substances
found in cigarette smoke. Why are these
substances harmful?
Nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide; nicotine
causes addiction, tar causes such diseases
as emphysema and lung cancer, carbon
monoxide deprives the body of oxygen.

30. After You Read
Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
3. Explain four ways using tobacco
immediately affects your body.
Any four: Brain chemistry changes; respiration
and heart rates increase; taste buds are
dulled; appetite is reduced; users have bad
breath, yellowed teeth, and smelly clothes