Introduction to Tobacco Substance Abuse Overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance especially alcohol tobacco or other drugs Tobacco What do we already know What do we want to know ID: 236485
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Substance Abuse
Introduction to TobaccoSlide2
Substance Abuse:
Overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol, tobacco, or other drugsSlide3
Tobacco
What do we already know?
What do we want to know?Slide4
Let’s take a survey:
http://
www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/ResourcesforYou/ucm332751.htm
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In your group please discuss:
Why do you think young people start using tobacco products?
Have you ever felt pressured to use tobacco? If so, how did you handle it?
Do you think there are health risks associated with tobacco use? if so what do you think they are?Slide6
TobaccoSlide7
TobaccoSlide8
Smokeless Tobacco
Chewing or Spit Tobacco
Dried, ground-up tobacco leaves
Either chewed or held between the gum and lower lip or cheek
Added flavor to improve taste
Tobacco “juice” is spit out or swallowedSlide9
Smokeless Tobacco
Users just as likely to become addicted as a smoker
Can
permanently damage
your senses of smell and taste
Leads to tooth decay and gum disease
Can cause cancers of the mouthSlide10Slide11
Snuff
Processed wet or dry tobacco powder
Flavored with spices and oils
Wet snuff is placed inside cheek
Dry snuff is usually rubbed on gums or snorted (sniffed up the nose)
Leads to gum disease and cancers of mouth, tongue, and sinusesSlide12Slide13
Cigarettes and Cigars
Most common form of tobacco use
Contain more than 4,000 chemicals
Contain 200 known poisons including:
Ammonia, insecticides, chemicals found in nail polish remover, embalming fluid, rocket fuel and rat poisonSlide14
Nicotine
The substance in tobacco that causes its drug like effects.
Nicotine is a stimulant
Speeds up the heart rate, breathing rate, increases blood pressure
As addictive as cocaine and heroinSlide15
Nicotine
Users crave more and more over time
Many smokers are “a pack a day”
Many smokers consume more than one pack a day (chain smoking)Slide16
Tar
Smoked tobacco produces Tar
A dark, sticky liquid made when tobacco burns
Tar is filled with chemicals that cause breathing difficulties, cancer and other health problemsSlide17
Carbon Monoxide
Produced when burning a cigar or cigarette
Poisonous gas that cannot be seen or smelled
Once in the lungs and bloodstream, carbon monoxide keeps blood cells from carrying oxygen to the brainSlide18
Secondhand smoke
Smoke that you inhale by being near someone who is smoking
Can lead to or worsen ear infections, allergies, breathing problems and lung and heart function
Leads to asthma in children, and pneumonia or bronchitis in infantsSlide19
Daily Quiz! Take out a piece of paper, put everything else away
What is smokeless tobacco? What are some health risks associated with it?
Define the following:
Nicotine
Tar
Carbon Monoxide
What are some health effects of secondhand smoke?