TOBACCOChristina Fisher, Zack Knaff, Chad Steyaert

and Rae Allen

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What is Tobacco

• Tobacco is from the plant genus Nicotiana.

• It grows in warm climates.

Useable Tobacco

• The leaves of the plant are picked and dried.

• Once the leaves are dried and used in the tobacco products that we all see today.

• Contains Nicotine, the addictive chemical in tobacco products.

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History of Tobacco in the America's

• The Mayan Indians carved drawings in stone showing tobacco use.

• The Drawing date back to 600-900 AD.

"The home of his/her tobacco 700 AD" Discovered in 2012

Storage container for tobacco

History of tobacco in the America's

Native American's smoked tobacco through a pipe for special religious activities.

History of Tobacco in America

The Rise of Tobacco Use• James Bonsack invented the first

cigarette-making Machine in 1881 leading to widespread smoking.

• The machine produced 120,000 cigarettes a day.

• 1944 cigarette production was up to 300 billion a year

History of Tobacco in AmericaThe Wake Up• 1964:The chief Doctor for the US,

Reported that the nicotine and tar in cigarettes was causing lung cancer.

• 1965: Passed a law that cigarettes had to have a warning label.

• 1971: Cigarette companies are banned from advertising

• 1990: No Smoking on airplanes

Forms of Tobacco

• Cigarettes• More than 15,000,000,000

cigarettes sold every day.• ENOUGH TO WRAP AROUND THE WORLD 23 TIMES!• Cigarette smoke is inhaled through the mouth and into the lungs.• Filling the body with disgusting and harmful things such as Carbon Monoxide, Acid, Nicotine, and Tar.

Forms

• Chewing Tobacco

• More than 2,700,000 cans sold every day.

• ENOUGH TO FILL 428 DUMP TRUCKS!

• A pinch of chewing tobacco is placed inside the lip, between the lip and gum.

• Toxins such as acids, oils, alcohols,and many other harmful things are absorbed through the tissue in the mouth.

Forms

• Cigars• Over 150,000,000 cigars are sold in the

U.S. each year.• THE SAME WEIGHT AS 275 ELEPHANTS!• Cigar smoke is inhaled into the mouth and throat and blown out.• Cigars are made up of filler tobacco rolled up in two types of tobacco leaves. Three kinds of yucky tobacco.

FormsPipe Tabacco

• Over 30,000,000 pounds of pipe tobacco is sold in the U.S. every year.

• ABOUT THE SAME AS 375,000 BALES OF HAY!

• Pipe tobacco is use by packing loose tobacco into a pipe and drawing it into the mouth and throat.

• Pipe tobacco has many of the same bad things as cigar type tobacco.

Laws

• The law requires all enclosed public places and workplaces to be smoke free.

• Violators can be charged with a misdemeanor and must pay some large fines.

• A person under the age of 18yrs may not possess or attempt to purchase tobacco products.

• Violators may face some large fine and may also be made to perform community service and/or attend tobacco cessation classes.

Health Effects

Health Effects• Smoking and smokeless tobacco can lead to a number of health

problems...• Cancers of the throat and mouth• Heart attacks• Strokes• Emphysema

Health Effects• Effects With Chewing• Smokeless tobacco does not affect the lungs as much as the rest• Still dangerous as nicotine and other carcinogens sit in mouth and lip and

have direct contact with inside of mouth

Health Effects• Effects With Pregnancy

• Estimated that between 20 and 30 percent of children born with low birth weight are caused because the mother smoked during pregnancy.

• Babies can also be born with shortened or narrower airways if the mother smoked while pregnant.

Addiction• Addiction is when a person

seeks out and uses harmful substances, such as tobacco, even when they know it may harm them

• Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you and most smokers say they plan to quit

• 35 million people attempt to quit smoking every year. Most of them do not succeed

• Nicotine, the highly addictive substance in tobacco, is not the only danger - more than 4,000 hazardous chemicals can be found in tobacco products

Addiction Help• If you or someone you know needs help to quit smoking or using tobacco

products, numerous resources are available.• Talk to a trusted adult, such as a family member, doctor, or guidance

counselor• Most states have multiple resources to help residents quit smoking• Many schools and college campus offer programs and information to help

smokers quit successfully

Services may include:o counseling and educationo support groupso nicotine replacement therapyo free or reduced cost medicationo health care referrals

Nicotine replacement therapy such as the patch or medications may not be recommended for smokers under 18. It is important to note that users can become addicted to these substances as well.

Addiction Help• www.smokefree.gov is a website maintained by the Department of Health

and Human Services that provides information to help make quitting easier• The National Institute on Drug Abuse has established a national toll-free

number, 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)o This number will route callers to their individual state's quitline or the

National Cancer Institute. These services provide help and support for those who wish to quit using tobacco

• Montana Tobacco Quit Line, 1-800-QUIT-NOW

Addiction Help

SourcesNational Institute on Drug Abuse.

NIDA Research Report: Tobacco Addiction (http://www.drugabuse.gov/researchreports/nicotine/nicotine.html).NIH Pub. No. 09-4342. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed July 1998.Revised June 2009. Retrieved September 2012.

National Institute on Drug Abuse.NIDA InfoFacts: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (http://www.drugabuse.gov/InfoFacts/tobacco.html). Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Revised August 2010. Retrieved September 2012.

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program(http://tobaccofree.mt.gov/quitlinefactsheet.shtml). Revised May 2012. Retrieved September 2012.