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TOBACCO Types, Effects on Body, Impact on others. Six types of tobacco products Cigarettes Chew Snuff Pipe Cigars Clove/herbal Cigarettes Nicotine Addictive Low ingredient in tobacco doses-mild stimulant and muscle relaxant Higher doses-powerful nerve poison TAR Thick, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats inside of your airways. Contains many carcinogens Chemicals 4000 chemicals in cigarette smoke 40 of the chemicals are carcinogens (chemical agents that cause cancer) Six of the dangerous chemicals found in tobacco smoke 1. Cyanide-poisonous gas used to develop photographs 2. Formaldehyde-substance used to preserve laboratory animals and as embalming fluid 3. Lead-dangerous metal Continued: 4. Vinyl chloride-flammable gas used to make plastic products 5. Carbon monoxide-gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream 6. Ammonia-chemical found in bathroom cleaners Smokeless Tobacco Types include: Snuff, Chewing tobacco They lead to mouth sores and mouth cancer. Leukoplakia Short term effects (1 second for inhaled nicotine to get into the bloodstream) Stimulates brain Increases heart rate and blood pressure Increases breathing rate Increases blood sugar levels Stimulates the vomit reflex Long term effects Addiction-changes the way the brain reward system functions Bronchitis-paralyzes then kills cilia so mucus builds up in lungs Emphysema-air cannot move in and out of the lungs because alveoli are damaged Healthy Unhealthy Long Term effects Heart and Artery Disease: Nicotine increases heart rate, narrows blood vessels and eventually causes arteries to become hardened and clogged Long Term effects: Cancer Types that can be caused from tobacco: Lung, Pancreas, Bladder, Cervix, Kidney, Oral, and Throat. Lung cancer often spreads to other parts of the body; leading cancer killer Long Term effects Immune System Suppression Reduces the activity of immune system Leads to susceptibility to disease Other Excess stomach acid build up Damage to stomach and small intestines Stains on fingers and teeth Mouth sores Odor and tar film on clothes Dulls senses of smell and taste Black Hairy Tongue Effects of Smoke on Nonsmokers Sidestream smoke - smoke that escapes from the tip of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe Mainstream smoke - smoke that is inhaled through a tobacco product and exhaled by a tobacco smoker Environmental tobacco smoke (second hand smoke) - both of the above Dangers of Second hand smoke Lung cancer-for every 8 smokers killed by their own smoking, 1 nonsmoker is killed by exposure Symptoms: Headaches, nausea, dizziness, reduced heart functions, asthma Smoking during Pregnancy Chemicals pass through placenta to fetus and affect fetus the same way they affect the mother Can lead to miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight Baby at risk for SIDS Can affect fetus brain development May be addicted to nicotine at birth Tobacco and Family Over $1,500 per year for buying tobacco products Lost wages due to illness Medical bills Funeral costs (20% of premature deaths in the US are caused by tobacco use Tobacco and Society Estimated $138 billion per year (related to medical care that cannot be paid) Insurance costs go up Accidental fires