Introduction to Tobacco
What is Tobacco?
This type of smoke is inhaled involuntarily by other people.
What is second-hand smoke?
Three types of chemicals that can be found in cigarette smoke are: (answers may vary)
Acetone (nail polish remover)
Acetic acid (hair dye)
Ammonia (cleaner)
Arsenic (rat poison)
Benzene (rubber cement)
Butane (lighter fluid)
Cadmium (battery acid)
Carbon monoxide (car exhaust fumes)
Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)
Hexamine (BBQ lighter fluid)
Lead (batteries)
Methanol (rocket fuel)
Naphthalene (mothballs)
Tar (roads)
Toluene (paint)
Nicotine affects this body system by reducing fertility in both males and females.
What is the reproductive system?
The toxic substance that gives tobacco products their addictive properties.
What is Nicotine?
Particles and gases that remain on surfaces after someone is smoking nearby.
What is third-hand smoke?
These cancer causing agents can be found in all tobacco products.
What are carcinogens?
Nicotine affects this body system by weakening lungs, leaving the body more susceptible to illnesses.
What is the immune system?
Tobacco products that are burned and then inhaled are called this.
What is combustible?
It is illegal to buy tobacco if you are under this age.
What is 21?
This disease consists of three other conditions: chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
Nicotine affects this body system by leading to heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux, and the development of ulcers.
What is the digestive system?
Tobacco products that do not require burning are called this.
What is noncombustible?
Vape companies use these two tactics in order to attract teenagers to their products.
What is using bright colors in their advertisements, and adding flavoring to their nicotine products?
This condition damages the lungs' smallest airways, which can lead to coughing and shortness of breath.
What is popcorn lung?
Nicotine affects this body system by producing dopamine, which hinders the bodies ability to produce dopamine on its own and eventually leads to addiction and depression.
What is the nervous system?
This substance is made of nicotine and other harmful substances, and is heated during vaping.
True or False... vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes.
These thick, white, leathery spots are found in the mouths of people who use smokeless tobacco, and could eventually develop into oral cancer.
What is leukoplakia?
Nicotine affects this body system by triggering the release of adrenaline, which increases the heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure, causing the heart to have to work harder to pump blood throughout the body.
What is the cardiovascular system?