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It is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant.
It can be smoked in cigarettes, pipes or cigars.
It can be sniffed as snuff (very popular until the
mid nineteenth century). It can also be chewed.
There are three major substances in Tobacco smoke.
They are Nicotine, Tar and Carbon Monoxide.
Nicotine is the drug in tobacco. It is also used as a
poison. It can cause people to become dependent
through regular use. It takes 7.5 seconds for nicotine
to act on the brain after inhaling cigarette smoke.
Firstly the brain is stimulated, then it relaxes and slows
down. Nicotine is absorbed and distributed to other
body organs very quickly.
Tar is the main cause of lung and throat
cancer. It aggravates bronchial and respiratory
disease. One packet of cigarettes
per day means a smoker inhales more than
half a cup of tar per year, approximately
150mL. The benefits from smoking low tar
cigarettes are limited. The yellow staining on
fingers and teeth is caused by tar.
Carbon monoxide is an odourless, colourless
and very toxic gas. It is found in car exhaust
fumes and in smoke from fires. Carbon monoxide
enters the blood more easily than oxygen.
There are also other substances found in
Tobacco smoke. There are small amounts of more
than 4000 other substances, some toxic, some
known to cause cancer.
The effects of smoking vary from person to
person. The effects, for example, depend on
whether the person is male or female, family
history and where the person works.
• temporary rise in blood pressure
• increased acid in the stomach
• paralysis of the fine hairs lining the lungs
• weaker appetite, taste and smell
• dizziness, nausea, watery eyes
• heart beats faster
• physical fitness, both performance and
endurance, is reduced
• less blood flows to fingers and toes.
• narrows, hardens blood vessels especially in
the heart and legs
• increased risk of stomach ulcers
• speeds up signs of ageing such as wrinkles
and dry skin
• reduces the rate of lung growth
• shortness of breath
• stains on fingers and teeth
• increased risk of colds, pneumonia, bronchitis
• increased risk of heart attacks, heart disease
• increased risk of cancer in lungs and mouth.
Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke
from others’ cigarette or tobacco products.
Smoke-Free Sign
This sign means a place is
smoke-free.
Discuss with a friend why
there would be smoke-free
places? Also discuss where
would you see this sign?
• Fewer Australians are smoking now
than 50 years ago.
• People do not gain weight because
they stop smoking. They may gain
weight if they eat more.
• Students who play sport at competitive levels
are less likely to be regular and heavy
smokers.
• Advertising and visual media portray images
that put pressure on girls to be beautiful,
successful, thin, independent and popular with
peers.
• The younger that people start smoking
cigarettes the more likely that they are to
become strongly dependent on nicotine.
Text from:
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/do
wnloads/schoolsdrug/learning/yrk12focusa
reas/druged/k6_der.pdf
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It is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant.
It can be smoked in cigarettes, pipes or cigars.
It can be sniffed as snuff (very popular until the
mid nineteenth century). It can also be chewed.
There are three major substances in Tobacco smoke.
They are Nicotine, Tar and Carbon Monoxide.
Nicotine is the drug in tobacco. It is also used as a
poison. It can cause people to become dependent
through regular use. It takes 7.5 seconds for nicotine
to act on the brain after inhaling cigarette smoke.
Firstly the brain is stimulated, then it relaxes and slows
down. Nicotine is absorbed and distributed to other
body organs very quickly.