Tobacco and Vaping
This highly addictive substance is found in both tobacco products and vapes.
Nicotine.
There are three immediate effects of tobacco use on your apperance.
Bad breath, yellowed teeth, reduced sense of taste/smell, and stained fingertips
You must be this age to legally purchase or consume alcohol in the United States.
21
This short-term effect makes it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep after drinking alcohol.
Insomnia
These are three signs of nicotine addiction.
Cravings, irritability, and difficulty quitting
This sticky substance coats the lungs when smoking tobacco.
Tar
This poisonous gas in tobacco smoke replaces oxygen in the blood.
Carbon monoxide
This is the specific type of alcohol found in drinks like beer, wine, and spirits.
Ethanol
This percentage of college students experience at least one blackout from drinking.
50%
Nicotine changes the way this organ works, leading to addiction.
The brain
Vaping can cause which lung condition?
Bronchitis, Popcorn Lung, Cancer
These are two long-term diseases that can affect the lungs from tobacco use.
What are the short-term risks of alcohol consumption?
Insomnia, extreme aggression, increase risk of accidents, impaired judgement, blackouts, and memory loss
At this BAC percentage, decision-making abilities begin to decline.
0.05% BAC
This percentage of drowning deaths involves alcohol.
60-70%
This is the approximate number of chemicals found in tobacco smoke, many of which are harmful.
Over 7,000 chemicals
Vaping can increase the risk of these two cardiovascular conditions.
What are the long-term risks of consuming alcohol?
Heart, liver, pancreatic disease, depression, and cancer
Secondhand smoke harms these people and tobacco use can lead to this social outcome.
Non-smokers and social isolation
People are 5-10 times more likely to engage in risky behaviors at what BAC%?
0.05% BAC
This chemical released by nicotine creates temporary feelings of pleasure or euphoria.
Dopamine
Alcohol account for this percentage of chronic pancreatitis cases.
70-80%
These are three areas beyond health that are impacted by alcohol or tobacco use.
Relationships, academics/work, and legal/economic consequences
Drinking alcohol before the brain is fully developed can result in these types of irreversible changes.
Changes the impact decision-making, personality, memory, and learning