Slide 1Smoking: No Butts Action to cut smoking rates and reduce tobacco use should be top of the agenda for councils and local elected members. Why? - Smoking harms your…

Slide 1 Teens and Tobacco Most people who begin to smoke do so when they are in their teens FACT: 8 out of 10 people who try tobacco will become addicted to it! Tobacco contains…

Slide 1 In this chapter, you will Learn About… How the substances in tobacco affect the body. The illnesses that can damage the respiratory system. Why people become addicted…

Slide 1 Continue Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products Slide 2 Background Increase rates of cancer – Lung cancer Heart disease Poor blood flow High blood pressure Secondhand…

Slide 1 Tobacco Slide 2 What’s in Tobacco Nicotine narrows blood vessels to and from the heart. nicotine A drug found in tobacco that speeds up the heartbeat and affects…