Tobacco’s Effects on Your Body

12th Grade Health

Facts About Tobacco• About __________ people in the U.S. die per day due to lung

cancer• In the U.S. about _____________ people die in a year from

second-hand smoke related disease• ___________ college students are more likely to smoke daily

compared to __________________ college students• ________________ of college students smoke• 5-15 years after quitting smoking your stroke risk is

reduced to that of a non-smoker.• In 2002, U.S. consumers spent about ________________ on

tobacco products• Each year on 4.7% of smokers ______________________

Nicotine

• A stimulant drug found in tobacco products• Tobacco Products:

1.2.3.4.5.

• Stimulates the nervous system and is highly addictive• Dulls the taste buds, constricts the blood vessels, and

increases the heart rate and blood pressure

Nicotine

• It is as addictive as heroin, cocaine, and alcohol.

• Nicotine dependence causes more ______________________ and diseases than all other forms of drug dependence combined.

• ______________________– body’s reaction to quitting the use of the drug. Could become anxious, irritable, restless, headaches, and difficulty concentrating.

Tobacco

• An herbal plant that is grown for its leaves and contains nicotine.

• More than _________________ different chemicals are in tobacco smoke which contain 43 carcinogens

• Carcinogen – • ___________________ – chronic obstructive

pulmonary disease– Interferes with breathing– Emphysema –