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Tobacco Use and Health Effects
Tobacco
• Is a drug
• Is very addictive
• Contains nicotine - acts as a
stimulant in the body
• Nicotine can also be found in
insecticides (sprays to kill bugs)
Did You Know?
• Nicotine is extremely poisonous to
the body. In high doses, it can cause:
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Vomiting
Shaking
Convulsions
Even death
Tobacco Addiction
• Your body gets used to the
chemicals in tobacco and will need
more and more to keep the
cravings and other addictive
effects away
Tobacco Addiction
– Can’t control cravings for
tobacco products
– Depressed moods
– Irritable
Tobacco Addiction
• How soon can addiction occur?
– Can occur over a very short period
of time
– Everyone is different
– There is no way to know how an
individual’s body will respond
Tobacco Addiction
• Most people that smoke want to stop,
but feel that they cannot because
they are too addicted
• 75% of high school smokers have
tried to quit, but have failed
Tobacco
• Also affects the body in these ways:
– Sick more often
--Decreased performance in sports
--Coughing
– Difficulty breathing
– Reduced sense of taste and smell
How can tobacco use affect your overall health?
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Lung disease
Stroke
Heart disease
Diabetes
Pre-term birth
How does tobacco use affect oral health?
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Stain teeth
Tooth decay
Gum recession
Bad breath
Oral cancer
Oral health and overall health
• Did you know that the health of our
mouths also affects the health of our
whole body?
– This is why it is so important to take
care of our mouths as well as our bodies
• 4,000 kids will try to smoke today
• 4,000 kids will try to smoke tomorrow
and each day thereafter…
Will you be one of them?