TOBACCO

TOBACCO Target: I will be able to list some harmful substances found in tobacco

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What is in Cigarettes?There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. •When burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. • At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many others are poisonous.

Some of the chemicals in tobacco smoke (and the other places they are found):• Acetone – found in nail polish

remover• Acetic Acid –  found in vinegar and

hair dye• Ammonia –found in household

cleaner and fertilizer • Arsenic – used in rat poison

• Benzene – found in rubber cement• Butane – used in lighter fluid• Cadmium – active component in

battery acid• Carbon Monoxide – released in car

exhaust fumes• Cyanide – used in paper, textiles,

plastics, WWII bombs• Formaldehyde – embalming fluid

• Hexamine – found in barbecue lighter fluid

• Lead – used in batteries• Naphthalene – an ingredient in

mothballs• Methanol – a main component in

rocket fuel• Nicotine– used as insecticide• Tar – material for paving roads• Toluene - used to make paint

Nicotine: a poisonous and highly addictive stimulant found in all tobacco products • Reaches the brain within 10

seconds of inhaling • Dulls taste buds• Increases heart rate and blood

pressure

Tar- a sticky, dark, thick fluid that is formed when tobacco is burned. • Gives cigarettes their flavor• Sticks to the airways and lungs,

drying the respiratory tract and irritating tissues

• Paralyzes and destroys cilia- tiny hairs that line the respiratory tract and sweeps mucus towards the mouth to be eliminated.

• Major cause of lung cancer

Healthy Lungs- Nonsmoker

Tar Filled Lungs- Smoker

Healthy Lungs- Effects of Pollution

Carbon Monoxide- an odorless, tasteless, poisonous gas, that interferes with the ability of the blood to carry oxygen • When tobacco is burned carbon

monoxide is made.

Types of Tobacco Products• Conventional cigarettes • E-cigarettes • Cigars • Pipes• Chew- tobacco placed between cheek

and gums• Snuff- fine powder made from ground

tobacco that is snorted through the nose

• Specialty cigarettes• Made of strong and cheap tobacco-

2x more tar and nicotine• They have other things in them

such as herbs and spices• Viewed by adolescent users as

being less harmful than conventional cigarettes

Summary:

ITS ALL IN THE INGREDIENTS Choose 6 of the substances that are found in cigarettes and label then draw pictures to help you remember them. *Use a minimum of 4 colors

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