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Tobacco TriviaTobacco Trivia

Nicotine from an intravenous injection Nicotine from an intravenous injection will cause the average sized man or will cause the average sized man or woman to become sick within a few woman to become sick within a few minutes?minutes?

Research has found that nicotine is at Research has found that nicotine is at least as addictive as heroin and cocaine?least as addictive as heroin and cocaine?

The majority of today’s adult smokers The majority of today’s adult smokers started smoking after the age of 16? started smoking after the age of 16?

Most smokers do not want to quit?Most smokers do not want to quit?

Trivia Cont. Trivia Cont.

The more education that a person has The more education that a person has the less likely it is that she or he will the less likely it is that she or he will smoke?smoke?

Fires due to cigarettes are the second Fires due to cigarettes are the second leading cause of all fatal home fires?leading cause of all fatal home fires?

Nicotine gives a person wrinkles and Nicotine gives a person wrinkles and cold hands?cold hands?

The tobacco industry spends about $1 The tobacco industry spends about $1 million per day on advertising? million per day on advertising?

How smoking affects your How smoking affects your healthhealth

Consequences happen graduallyConsequences happen gradually Yellow teeth, wrinkles, bad breath, Yellow teeth, wrinkles, bad breath,

poor circulation, loss of bone density, poor circulation, loss of bone density, fertility problems and erectile fertility problems and erectile dysfunctiondysfunction

Long-termLong-term

Cancer, emphysema, organ damage Cancer, emphysema, organ damage heart diseaseheart disease

Limits a person’s ability to be Limits a person’s ability to be normally active and can be fatalnormally active and can be fatal

Each time a single cigarette is Each time a single cigarette is smoked it takes 5-20 minutes off smoked it takes 5-20 minutes off your life! (that’s about 15 years on your life! (that’s about 15 years on average)average)

Lung FactsLung Facts We inhale and exhale air about We inhale and exhale air about 22,000 times per 22,000 times per

dayday Your lungs contain almost Your lungs contain almost 1500 miles1500 miles of airways of airways.. The The rightright lung is slightly larger than the lung is slightly larger than the leftleft.. The surface area of the lungs is roughly the The surface area of the lungs is roughly the samesame

size as a size as a tennis courttennis court..

Breathing FactsBreathing Facts Every minute you breathe in Every minute you breathe in 13 pints (3.5 13 pints (3.5

gallons)gallons) of air. Also, of air. Also, the equivalent of flushing a the equivalent of flushing a toilet once.toilet once.

We breathe about We breathe about 9 to 20 times9 to 20 times every minute. every minute. Through every breath, we breathe in about half a Through every breath, we breathe in about half a liter of air (about half a bottle of water).liter of air (about half a bottle of water).

The breathing rate in women and children is The breathing rate in women and children is fasterfaster than men. than men.

The The highesthighest recorded "sneeze speed" is recorded "sneeze speed" is 165 km 165 km (103 miles) per hour. (103 miles) per hour. The same speed as the The same speed as the second fastestsecond fastest baseball pitch in history baseball pitch in history by Mark by Mark Wohlers. Wohlers.

Alveoli DamageAlveoli Damage

The Impact On Our LungsThe Impact On Our Lungs

See dried lung passed around theSee dried lung passed around the roomroom

Tar JarTar Jar

Straw ActivityStraw Activity(Emphysema)(Emphysema)

Smokeless TobaccoSmokeless Tobacco Also known as Also known as chewchew, , dipdip, , snuffsnuff & &

spitspit..

Long-Term EffectsLong-Term Effects

Receding Gum LineReceding Gum Line

Plaque Stains and Plaque Stains and

Tooth DeteriorationTooth Deterioration

Smokeless tobacco users have Smokeless tobacco users have 50 x greater chance of getting 50 x greater chance of getting

oral cancer.oral cancer.

Hairy Tongue &Hairy Tongue &Oral CancersOral Cancers

AdvertisingAdvertising Smoking in movies accounts for Smoking in movies accounts for 52%52%

of teens who begin smokingof teens who begin smoking

Twilight/New MoonTwilight/New Moon

101 101 DalmatiansDalmatians

Did you know?Did you know? MarlborosMarlboros are the are the mostmost popular brand of cigarettes for popular brand of cigarettes for

youth in Americayouth in America

Over Over 15 billion15 billion cigarettes are smoked world-wide everyday cigarettes are smoked world-wide everyday

African-American youth most commonly smoke African-American youth most commonly smoke NewportsNewports

American Indians/Alaska Native for American Indians/Alaska Native for both both youth & adults youth & adults have the highest rate of tobacco use among any age, have the highest rate of tobacco use among any age, gender and ethnic category at about gender and ethnic category at about 33%33%

90%90% of adult smokers started of adult smokers started beforebefore the age of the age of 1818

In In 19771977, the first national Great American Smoke Out takes , the first national Great American Smoke Out takes place place mostmost popular popular

Targeting YouthTargeting Youth

If you are really truly not going to sell to children, you are going to be out of business in 30 years. –Tobacco Industry CEO

We don’t smoke the

s**t we just sell it. We

reserve the right to

smoke for the young,

the poor, the black

and the stupid.

-RJ Reynolds

Today’s teenager is tomorrow’s potential regular customer. -Philip Morris

The base of our business is the high school student.-Lorillard Tobacco

Changes your body goes Changes your body goes through when you quit through when you quit

smoking smoking 20 Minutes After Quitting20 Minutes After Quitting Your heart rate drops. Your heart rate drops. 12 hours After Quitting12 hours After Quitting Carbon monoxide level in your blood Carbon monoxide level in your blood

drops to normal.drops to normal. 2 Weeks to 3 Months After Quitting2 Weeks to 3 Months After Quitting Your heart attack risk Your heart attack risk

begins to drop. Your lung function begins to improve.begins to drop. Your lung function begins to improve. 1 to 9 Months After Quitting1 to 9 Months After Quitting Your coughing and shortness Your coughing and shortness

of breath decrease.of breath decrease. 1 Year After Quitting1 Year After Quitting Your added risk of coronary heart Your added risk of coronary heart

disease is half that of a smoker's.disease is half that of a smoker's. 5 Years After Quitting5 Years After Quitting Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a

nonsmoker's 5-15 years after quitting.nonsmoker's 5-15 years after quitting. 10 Years After Quitting10 Years After Quitting Your lung cancer death rate is about Your lung cancer death rate is about

half that of a smoker's. Your risk of cancers of the mouth, half that of a smoker's. Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.

15 Years After Quitting15 Years After Quitting Your risk of coronary heart disease Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmokeris back to that of a nonsmoker

Would you rather buy a car or Would you rather buy a car or a pack of cigarettes?a pack of cigarettes?

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Did you know…Did you know…

The tobacco industry is The tobacco industry is secondsecond most most powerful in marketing compared to the powerful in marketing compared to the automobile industryautomobile industry