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What is an addictive chemical in tobacco?
Nicotine
What is spit/chew tobacco?
Finely ground tobacco leaves go in cheek, saliva creates juice that is spit out
True or False: Smoking tobacco harms nearly every organ.
True
Use of smoke tobacco accelerates _______.
aging
What is the leading cause of preventable disease in the US?
Cigarette smoking
About 80% of lung cancer diagnoses and deaths are due to ______
smoking tobacco
What are the gray and white spots in the mouth developed from spit/chew tobacco?
Leukoplakia
True or false, spit/chew tobacco enlarges blood vessels.
False- shrinks
What is second hand smoking?
Inhaling the smoke from somebody smoking nearby
By how much does smoking decrease lifespan?
10-15 years
Oral affects of spit/chew tobacco include...
Gum disease, teeth loss, Leukoplakia
What happens in the lungs of teens that smoke?
Lungs have difficulty developing
Heart disease is a symptom of...
Both smoke tobacco and spit/chew tobacco
Secondhand smoke causes more than _______ lung cancer deaths a year
7300
True or false: 20 minutes after you quit smoking, your heart rate drops
True
An aneurysm is a condition resulting from smoking, what is it?
A bulge or weakness in the artery
How can smoking cigarettes cause CVD?
By changing your blood chemistry
What does CVD stand for?
Cardiovascular disease
True or false, smoking fewer than five cigarettes a day has no affect on the body
False- people who do this experience early signs of cardiovascular disease
What can smoking do to your teeth?
It can cause teeth loss as it weakens bones