Smoking 400,000

Accidents 94,000

2nd Hand Smoke 38,000

Alcohol 45,000

HIV/AIDS 32,600

Suicide 31,000

Homicide 21,000

Drugs 14,200

CONSEQUENCES OF TOBACCO-USE: PREVENTABLE CAUSES OF DEATH

TOBACCO KILLS MORE AMERICANS EACH YEAR THAN ALCOHOL, COCAINE, CRACK, HEROIN, HOMICIDE,

SUICIDE, CAR ACCIDENTS, FIRES AND AIDS COMBINED:

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TOBACCO FACTS & STATS

Smoking Prevalence0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Asian American

Hispanic

White

AI/AN

TOBACCO FACTS & STATS• 85% of teenagers who smoke two or more

cigarettes completely, and overcome the initial discomforts of smoking, will become regular smokers.

• In a study of high school seniors, only 5% of those who smoked believed they would still be smoking two years after graduation. In fact, 75% were still smoking eight years later.

• One-third to one-half of young people who try cigarettes go on to be daily smokers.

TOBACCO COSTS• Every pack of cigarettes sold in the U.S.

costs the community $7.18 in medical care costs and lost productivity

• IHS estimates $200 million is spent each year to treat tobacco related diseases

• $75 billion in direct medical costs associated with tobacco use each year in U.S.

• $82 billion unrealized due to loss of productivity as a result of tobacco abuse

TOBACCO COSTS

A pack a day habit…

1 Year = $1,680

10 Years = $16,800

20 Years = $33,600

NICOTINE: HARD HABITS TO QUIT

• Poisonous

• More addictive than cocaine and heroin

• So powerful that farmers can’t use it to kill insects

• Legal addiction

• Use results in emotional dependence

Mood leveler

Users rely on it to control emotional responses to everyday life

NICOTINE• On a milligram for milligram basis, is 10 times

more potent than heroin as an addictive substance

• Smoking is an over-learned behavior

• Pack/day smoker estimates

6 doses (puffs)/cigarette

20 cigarettes per day

= 43,800 doses per year!

• Few behaviors occur more often. . .

Breathing

Blinking

WHAT IS A CIGAR?

A cigar has larger amounts of tobacco than a cigarette

A cigar is tobacco rolled up in a tobacco leaf

A cigar does not have a filter

SMOKELESS TOBACCO COSTS• Chew, Snuff, plug, leaf, and dip are all forms of

smokeless tobacco.

• If you hold the average-sized dip in your mouth for 30 minutes you get as much nicotine as you would from 2-3 cigarettes.

• One can of Copenhagen is equal to 3 packs of cigarettes

• Snuff dippers consume on average 10 times more cancer-causing substances (nitrosamines -- chemicals from the curing process) than cigarette smokers

SMOKELESS TOBACCO EFFECTS

• Tooth Abrasion

• Gum Disease

• Gum Recession

• Heart Disease and Stroke

• Cancer in the mouth, pharynx (voice box), esophagus and pancreas.

CONSEQUENCES OF CHEWING TOBACCO:

Leukoplakia Oral Cancer

SECOND HAND SMOKE

• Smoke breathed out by a smoker and smoke from the burning end of cigarettes, cigars, pipes

• Composed of nearly 4,000 different chemicals and over 150 toxins including carbon monoxide

SECONDHAND SMOKE:

SECOND HAND SMOKE & CHILDREN• 38% of children aged 2 months to 5 years

are exposed to SHS in the home.

• Up to 2,000,000 ear infections each year

• Nearly 530,000 doctor visits for asthma

• Up to 436,000 episodes of bronchitis in children under five

• Up to 190,000 cases of pneumonia in children under five

SECOND HAND SMOKE & CHILDREN

• Coughing and wheezing

• Asthma

• Sore throats and colds

• Eye irritation

• Hoarseness

SECOND HAND SMOKE & PREGNANCY

• Pregnant women exposed to ETS 6 hours a day pass carcinogens to the blood of unborn

• ETS for 2 hours a day causes 2 times risk of low birth weight

• Miscarriage

• Prematurity

• Low birth weight

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

FETAL DAMAGE:

Fetal Smoking Syndrome:

• Birth defects

• Premature stillbirth

• Low birth weight

• Prone to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

• Lowered immune capacity

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS & ATHEROSCLEROSIS:

Healthy artery

Damaged artery

HEART ATTACK:

Quitting smoking rapidly reduces the risk of

coronary heart disease

Torn heart wall: Result of over-worked heart muscle

Smokers are twice as likely as Nonsmokers to

have a heart attack

STROKE:

This brain shows stroke

damage, which can

cause death or severe mental or physical disability

EMPHYSEMA:

Healthy lung Emphysematic lung

Symptoms Include

Shortness of breath

Chronic cough

Wheezing

Anxiety

Weight loss

Ankle, feet and leg swelling

fatigue

LUNG CANCER:THE UNCONTROLLED GROWTH OF ABNORMAL CELLS IN ONE OR

BOTH LUNGS

Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

LARYNGEAL CANCER

Symptoms:• Persistent hoarseness

• Chronic sore throat

• Painful swallowing

• Pain in the ear

• Lump in the neckOver 80% of deaths from laryngeal cancer are

linked to smoking

DENTAL PROBLEMS:

Above: Cavities

Below: Gingivitis

Overall poor oral health

Common Consequences

:• Stained teeth

• Gum inflammation

• Black hairy tongue

• Oral cancer

• Delayed healing of the gums

What’s in Tobacco?

Tar: black sticky substance used to pave roads

Nicotine: Insecticide

Carbon Monoxide: Car exhaust

Acetone: Finger nail polish remover

Ammonia: Toilet Cleaner

Cadmium: used batteries

Ethanol: Alcohol

Arsenic: Rat poison

Butane: Lighter Fluid

CHEMICAL BOX:

IF SMOKING IS SO BAD FOR US, WHY DO WE

START?

CIGAR USE:USING BEAUTY AND FAME TO PROMOTE A DIRTY,

DEVASTATING HABIT

WHEN YOU QUIT…Within 20 Minutes:

Blood pressure drops to normal

Pulse rate returns to normal

Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal

Within 8 Hours:

Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal

Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

Smoker's breath disappears

Within 24 Hours:

Your chance of a heart attack decreases.

Within 48 Hours:

Nerve endings start to re-grow

Your ability to smell and taste is enhanced

WHEN YOU QUIT…Within 72 Hours:

Bronchial tubes relax making it easier to breathe.

Lung capacity increases making it easier to do physical activities

Within 2 weeks - 3 months:

Circulation improves

Walking becomes easier

Lung function increases up to 30 %

Within 1 - 9 months:

Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease

Energy level increases

Cilia re-grow in lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean lungs, reduce infection 

WHEN YOU QUIT…Within One Year:

Risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker

Within Two Years:

Heart attack risk drops to near normal

Within 5 Years:

Lung cancer death rate for average pack-a-day smoker decreases by almost half

Stroke risk is reduced

Risk of mouth, throat and esophageal cancer is half that of a smoker

WHEN YOU QUIT…Within 10 Years:

Lung cancer death rate is similar to that of a person who does not smoke.

The pre-cancerous cells are replaced.

Within 15 Years:

Risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a person who has never smoked.