Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
1<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
Content Vocabulary
smokeless tobacco
quid
leukoplakia
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
2<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
• Like cigarettes, the nicotine and carcinogens in smokeless tobacco are absorbed into the blood through the mucus membranes in the mouth or the digestive tract.
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
3<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
Smokeless tobacco contains nicotine.
Smokeless Tobacco Isn’t Safer
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
4<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
• Smokeless tobacco is just as addictive and harmful to your health as tobacco you smoke.
Smokeless Tobacco Isn’t Safer
smokeless tobacco
Tobacco used for snuff or chewing rather than for smoking
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
5<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
• A quid is a small amount of chewing tobacco that is held in the mouth against the cheek.
Smokeless Tobacco Isn’t Safer
quid
A small portion of any form of smokeless tobacco
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
6<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
• Smokeless tobacco and smoked tobacco both have nicotine, so they produce addiction.
• Alternatives to tobacco use include chewing gum or sunflower seeds.
Smokeless Tobacco Isn’t Safer
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
7<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
Health Risks of Smokeless Tobacco
Smokeless tobacco is linked to:• Cancerous tumors in the nasal cavity, cheek,
gum, and throat.• Bad breath, brown teeth, and gum damage.• Dulled sense of taste and smell.• Mouth sores.
Smokeless Tobacco Isn’t Safer
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
8<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
• Leukoplakia is a sign that a person may be at risk for mouth cancer.
Health Risks of Smokeless Tobacco
Smokeless Tobacco Isn’t Safer
leukoplakiaWhitish or grayish patches that develop in the mouths of tobacco users
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
9<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
• What is the name for tobacco products used for snuff or chewing?
smokeless tobacco
Tobacco used for snuff or chewing rather than for smoking
Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary
Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco
Chapter 14 Tobacco
10<< BACK NEXT >>HOME
• What is a quid?
quid
A small portion of any form of smokeless tobacco
Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary