Tobacco

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 states: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, who you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body."

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Tobacco

• Plant grown in the U.S., China, Brazil, and India– In the U.S., tobacco is grown in the southeastern

states• Leaves of a tobacco plant are dried and aged

for 2 to 3 years• Then used to make cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco

Chemicals in TobaccoTobacco smoke contains over 4,000 different chemicals.– At least 50 are known carcinogens (cause cancer in

humans) and many are poisonous

• Nicotine: an additive substance; stimulant drug found in tobacco.– Stimulates the nervous system– Dulls the taste buds– Constricts the blood vessels– Increases heart rate and blood pressure– As addictive as heroin, cocaine and alcohol

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• Tar- sticky, thick fluid that is formed when tobacco is burned.– as tar penetrates the smoker’s respiratory system,

it destroys cilia, which are tiny hair like structures that line the upper airways and protects against infections

– Contains carcinogens which cause lung cancer.

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• Carbon Monoxide: a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that is produced when tobacco burns– Same deadly gas contained in automobile exhaust– It takes the place of oxygen in the blood– Lack of oxygen an affect the smoker’s vision,

hearing, and judgment.

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Other Ingredients Found in Cigarettes

• Arsenic (rat poison)• Ammonia (household cleaner)• Benzene (rubber cement)• Carbon Monoxide (deadly gas)• Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)• Cyanide (used in gas chambers)• Methanol (poisonous liquid alcohol)• Acetone (nail polish remover)

Why do People use Tobacco?

• There are 50 million users in the United States today

1. Stress• Cope with stress or uncomfortable feelings such as

depression, anger, boredom, and anxiety

2. social pressure• View smoking as a sign of adulthood• Make them look sophisticated• Peer pressure

3. Advertising

Why People DO NOT Use Tobacco

• Harmful to their health• Socially unacceptable• People date non-smokers• expensive

Harmful to their health

What can I do instead…

$11 a pack…– 1 pack a day x 365 days x $11= 4015 dollars a year

Types of Smokers

• The Pleasure Smoker– Social smoker, not yet addicted to nicotine

• The Negative Effect Smoker– Smokes to relieve stress (psychologically dependent)

• The Habitual Smoker– Addicted (physically dependent) to nicotine. Desires cigarettes

• The Heavy Smoker– Chain smoker, they constantly need and have a flow of nicotine

• Physically and psychologically dependent• Will go through withdrawals without nicotine