Tobacco/Nicotine presentation
- 2. It is dried and chopped up to be used in…  Cigarettes, pipes, and cigars (to be smoked)  Chewing tobacco (to be chewed)  Snuff (to sniff) Tobacco is a green, leafy plant.
- 3. Nicotine is the chemical in tobacco that makes tobacco addictive. Nicotine results in long- term brain changes creating addiction. Nicotine enters directly into the blood stream, and stimulates adrenal glands to release adrenaline (epinephrine). Causes an increase in…  Blood pressure  Heart rate  Respiration
- 4. Nicotine is not responsible for cancer. Tobacco smoke is! 90% of all lung cancer’s are a result of smoking. Tobacco smoke contains many harmful chemicals such as… carbon monoxide  Tar  Formaldehyde  Cyanide  Ammonia These chemicals can also cause lung diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis.
- 5. • It is also linked to cataracts, pneumonia, and leukemia. •Cigarette smoking accounts for 1/3rd of all cancers! •Snuff increases the risk for oral cancer •Smoking increases one’s risk for lung diseases, heart disease, stroke, vascular disease, and aneurysm.
- 6.  On average people who smoke die 10 years earlier than those who don’t •According to the Center for Disease control and prevention (CDC) cigarette smoking results in more than 480,000 premature deaths a year.
- 8.  The second a smoker lights a cigarette inhaling the smoke, toxic and radioactive substances enter the lungs and instantly cause damage to cells and tissues. •Tobacco contains radioactive materials such as polonium 210 and lead-210. These materials can naturally be found in soil and air. They can be found in high-phosphate fertilizers. These radioactive materials get into tobacco leaves and remain in them even after they are processed.
- 9. Being around others who smoke can have serious consequences! Even death. Almost 41,000 nonsmokers die (every year) from diseases caused by secondhand smoke exposure.
- 10. ď‚ž 150,000-300,000 babies younger than 18 months old suffer from respiratory tract infections caused by secondhand smoke. ď‚ž More than 100,000 babies have died in the last 50 years from SID (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) as a result of their parents smoking ď‚ž Children who grow up around parents smoking have an increased risk of smoking themselves later on.
- 11. Tobacco addiction is a chronic disease, it is NOT easy to quit. One may experience withdrawal symptoms…  Powerful cravings of tobacco  Increased appetite  Sleep disturbances  Irritability  Attention Difficulties Treatments can help manage symptoms. Support/assistance could be needed in order to fully quit.
- 12.  Nicotine chewing gum  Nasal Sprays  Inhalers  Nicotine transdermal patch  Lozenges Nicotine replacement treatments (NRT’s)- Are the first pharmacological treatments approved by the FDA… They give a controlled dose of nicotine to the consumer to help relieve withdrawal symptoms. Behavioral Treatments: Self help and counseling help people develop coping strategies Medication Treatments: •Bupropion (Zyban) –Approved in 1997 •Vareniicline tartrate (Chantix) –Approved in 2007 These medications target nicotine receptors in the brain, easing withdrawal symptoms.
- 13. •Many people look to E- Cigarettes to help them quit. E-Cigarettes are battery operated, they contain no tobacco, only the addictive chemical-NICOTINE. •Studies have shown they do not help as well as people think. Also students who have used E- Cigarettes before they enter 9th grade are at high risk to start smoking within the next year.
- 14. Throughout the years smoking has declined dramatically. In the late 1990’s: 21% of 8th graders 30% of 10th graders 37% of 12th graders Smoked. In 2014: 4% of 8th graders 7.2% of 10th graders 13.6% of 12th graders •High school students use of hookahs remained steady from 2010-2014 •High school students use of small cigars declined from 2010-2014
- 15. U.S Department and human services (HHS) established a national toll-free quit line: 800-QUIT-NOW (Call this number if you are seeking information to quit). Discussion Question: After learning about Tobacco/Nicotine how would you help a friend who is trying to quit?
- 16. All of the information from this presentation came from the following three sources! Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products. (2015, August). Retrieved January 25, 2016, from http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/cigaret tes-other-tobacco-products Cigarette Smoking and Radiation. (2015). Retrieved January 25, 2016, from http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/smoking.htm What is tobacco? (n.d.). Retrieved January 25, 2016, from http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/tobacco/Unit1/1w hat_is.html