Tobacco Facts
This chemical found in tobacco products is highly addictive and responsible for dependence.
nicotine
Smoking impacts this body system, making it harder to recover from illnesses and fight infections.
immune system
Withdrawal symptoms such as cravings, irritability, and anxiety are signs of this condition.
nicotine addiction or withdrawal
The brain continues developing until approximately this age, making youth more vulnerable to nicotine addiction.
about 25 years old
What causes nicotine toxicity? And how might that present? (name 2 symptoms)
too much nicotine in a short period of time, multiple nicotine products together
N/V, dizziness, increased HR, anxious
Nicotine exposure during adolescence can harm this developing organ responsible for learning and impulse control.
brain
Secondhand smoke exposure can cause respiratory illness and worsen this common breathing condition.
asthma
What is nicotine replacement therapy? (name 3)
Nicotine patches, gum, and lozenges
This Texas program educates youth about the risks of tobacco and vaping after possession citations.
E-Cigarette and Tobacco Awareness Program (ETAP)
What does tobacco use do to your heart and body's circulation system?
Causes vasoconstriction = your heart works harder
Nicotine addiction affects this brain system responsible for pleasure and motivation.
the reward system - dopamine
Smoking damages blood vessels and significantly increases the risk of this major cardiovascular event caused by blocked blood flow to the brain.
Stroke
Most smokers try to quit how many times before succeeding
8–11 quit attempts
E-cigarette aerosol can contain nicotine, heavy metals, and these harmful cancer-causing chemicals.
carcinogens
What organs does smoking damage?
NOT just the lungs, It impact other organs too and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, COPD, and diabetes.
In Texas, cigarette smoking causes approximately this many deaths each year.
about 28,000 deaths per year
Smoking significantly increases the risk of this digestive disease caused by stomach acid damaging the esophagus.
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
This medication originally used as an antidepressant can also help people stop smoking.
bupropion
Youth nicotine use can harm attention, learning, memory, mood, and this ability to control actions.
impulse control
Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, how many of them are known to cause cancer
at least 70 confirmed chemicals
Most nicotine withdrawal symptoms peak within this timeframe after quitting.
2–3 days
This toxic gas in cigarette smoke binds to hemoglobin more strongly than oxygen, reducing the amount of oxygen your blood can carry.
carbon monoxide
Withdrawal symptoms such as cravings, irritability, and anxiety are signs of this condition.
nicotine addiction or withdrawal
Nicotine exposure in youth may increase the likelihood of addiction and this behavior later in life.
using other substances or drugs
Nicotine reaches the brain in about this many seconds after inhaling cigarette smoke. (Faster than any other injected drugs)
about 10 seconds
one reason cigarettes can become highly addictive very quickly.