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Smoking and Tobacco Use
Smoking and Tobacco Use
Butadiene Particulate Matter-animal carcinogen Nicotine-insecticide, cockroach killer Anatabine Phenol-toilet bowl disinfectant
Catechol-tanning, dyeing agent Hydroquinone-photographic developing agent Aniline-industrial solvent Toluidine-agent in dye manufacture Napthalamine-mothballs Aminobiphenyl Benz(a)anthracene Benzo(a)pyrene Cholesterol Butyrolactone Quinoline-specimen preservative Harman Nitrosonornicotine NNH Nitrodiethanolamine Cadmium Nickel Zinc-anti-corrosion coating for metals Aluminum-metal Titanium-metal Copper-metal Mercury-metal
Silicon-metal Silver-metal Gold-metal Polonium-210-radioactive element Benzoic Acid-tobacco curing agent Lactic Acid-caustic solvent Glycolic Acid-metal cleaning agent Succinic Acid-agent in Lacquer manufacture PCDDs and PCDFs dioxins, dibenzofurans Hexamine-barbecue lighter Stearic Acid-candle wax Cadmium-rechargeable batteries Arsenic-poison Butane-cigarette lighter fluid Propylene Glycol-antifreeze
Smoking is expensive!
If a pack of cigarettes is about $4/pack then it would cost you about $1,500/year. Think of how many CDs, clothes, movie tickets you could buy with that money.
Tobacco Ads
Advertisements make tobacco use look hip, cool, and glamorous.
Dont Be Fooled!
Each year tobacco advertisers spend big bucks to push their products.
Current tobacco ads target women, minorities, and teens. They associate cigarettes and tobacco with popular themes such as success, popularity, glamour, risk-taking.
Are you really more of a man if you smoke? What girl is going to kiss you with that stinky breath?
Rick Bender was a Major League baseball player who lost half of his face due to chewing tobacco.
Reality check
This is what smokers really look like
Is this attractive?
http://www.smokingstinks-aaco.org/horrors.html
Not Impressed?
Think about the more immediate effects:
Bad breath Yellow teeth Stinky clothes
Sniff a dirty ashtray to see what a smoker really smells like to nonsmokers.
The symptoms will pass so be patient and dont sneak a smoke or a chew or you will have to deal with the symptoms longer.
References
www.kidshealth.org American Academy of Family Physicians
Smoking: Facts for Teens
CDC: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) www.smokingstinks-aaco.org/horrors.html www.googleimages.com www.ottawa.ca
Developed by Bridget Robinson, RN, BSN,SNM University of Kansas School of Nursing HETC Project