Smoking and Your Health

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Smoking and Your HealthChapter 6.2

2Chemicals in Tobacco Smoke

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Some of the most deadly chemicals are TAR, CARBON MONOXIDE, NICOTINE

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TAR Dark, sticky stuff that you find when

tobacco burns It sticks to cilia in trachea Stops them from working properly

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CARBON MONOXIDE It is a colorless, odourless gas It binds to red blood cells and reduces

oxygen to your body Also found in car exhaust

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NICOTINE It is a drug that speeds up nervous

system, heart and other organs It produces an ADDICTION, which

means you need to have it

7Respiratory System Problems

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Kills cilia and stops the movement of mucus

Decreases Oxygen to cells Creates Bronchitis, Emphysema and

Cancers

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Bronchitis It occurs when mucus builds up in your

lungs Makes you cough lots You feel like you can’t breathe

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Emphysema When the tissue in your lungs gets

destroyed by smoking You can’t get enough oxygen or get rid

of enough Carbon Dioxide

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Cancer The chemicals cause lung, throat and

mouth cancer This can kill you

12Circulatory

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Smokers are more that twice as likely to have heart attacks

Makes heart work harder because of little oxygen

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Reduced sense of smell Reduced sense of taste Staining of teeth Plaque on teeth Gum disease Increased cavities Ashtray breath Ugly staining of fingers Premature aging and increased wrinkles Anxiety about health problems caused by

smoking Eyes sting and water more Blindness and cataracts Itchy eyes Cancers of the lips Cancer of the mouth Cancer of the throat Cancer of the larynx Lung cancer Cancer of the esophagus

Liver cancer Stomach cancer Cancer of the pancreas Colon cancer Kidney cancer Bladder cancer Cancer of cervix Sore throat Cough and increased phlegm Shortness of breath Decreased lung capacity Reduced fitness Increased colds and flu Pneumonia Asthma Inflammation of airways Poor circulation Chronic bronchitis Emphysema Blocks and weakens arteries of the heart

Others related health problems

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Health problems cont’d Heart attack Strokes Raises blood pressure causing hypertension Stomach ulcers Increased osteoporosis risk Sperm deformity Reduced number of sperm Infertility in males Impotence, erectile dysfunction Increased period pains Early menopause Infertility in females Leukemia Gangrene Weakened immune system Increased stress Dependence and addiction to a highly poisonous substance And finally death

16Passive Smoking

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Called second hand smoke Can cause problems just like smoking

18Choosing Not To Smoke

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90% smokers start when teenagers Ads and education help to stop people

from smoking

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Anti-Smoking Advertisement Assignment

In groups (2-3 students), create an original advertisement (ex. poster, commercial, skit, etc.) to encourage students to avoid smoking.