Chemicals In Tobacco
What is the addictive chemical in tobacco?
Nicotine
What disease is tobacco know for causing?
cancer
What are the short term effects or tar?
More than 1 out of 4 teen use tobacco?
Addiction depends on what?
age
Genetics
Frequency of use
What is the dark sticky substance that contains carcinogens?
Tar
What type of cancer does smoking tobacco cause?
Lung
How does nicotine effect your blood pressure?
Increases
The amount of teenage tobacco users is increasing?
False
Where does nicotine come from?
Tobacco plant/ lab
What is a carcinogen
Cancer Causing Agent
What type of cancer does smokeless tobacco cause?
Oral Cancers
How does nicotine affect your heart?
Increases your heart rate
List 2 out of the 3 social influences of tobacco use
Media, Friends, Family
Why do people smoke?
To cope with stress and deal with emotions
What is carbon monoxide?
Odorless, poisonous gas
___________ smoke + ____________ smoke = Second Hand Smoke
Mainstream, Side stream
What is a stimulant?
Increases your nervous systems response to factors?
Children of smokers are less likely to smoke, because their parents try to discourage them
False
Why do teens become addicted to tobacco quicker than adults
Their brain is not fully developed
What does carbon monoxide do the to blood?
Replaces oxygen
What percentage of what the mother intakes goes to the developing baby?
12%
Which part of your nervous system does nicotine affect?
CNS
Explain how friends influence your behavior related to smoking?
List three symptoms of Nicotine withdrawal.
Headaches
Irritability
Difficulty sleeping
Inability to concentrate
Intense nicotine cravings