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| What factors influence a person's decision about tobacco use? | influence of friends, influence of family, influence of media |
| What is nicotine? | a very addictive chemical in tobacco products |
| What types of tobacco products are smoked? | cigarettes, Bidis(from India), Kreteks(from Indonesia), cigars, pipe tobacco |
| What types of tobacco products are smokeless? | chewing tobacco(dip or chew) & snuff |
| What part of the body is most affected by the use of smokeless tobacco? | lining of the mouth, tongue, teeth, and gums |
| What type of drug is nicotine? | a stimulant |
| How does nicotine affect the body? | increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, affects breathing, movement, learning, memory, mood, and appetite |
| What effect does tar have on the body of smokers? | brown stains on fingers & teeth, smelly hair & clothes, bad breath, paralysis of cilia lining the airways, respiratory infections, impaired lung function |
| What is a carcinogen? | cancer-causing agents |
| How do smokeless tobacco products harm the body? | cancer, stained teeth, bad breath & drooling, receding gums & tooth decay |
| What are the long-term risks associated with smoking? | develop respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease, and several forms of cancer |
| What is leukoplakia? | white patches on the tongues or the lining of the mouth of smokers |
| Why should leukoplakia be monitored by a healthcare professional? | sores sometimes become cancerous |
| What are the health risks associated with exposure to secondhand smoke? | heart attacks and lung cancer |
| What does tobacco smoke do to unborn babies? | increases baby's heart rate, reduces the baby's oxygen supply, and slows cell growth |
| What are some refusal skills that can help you say no to tobacco? | give reason for your refusal & use body language to reinforce what you say |
| What are the benefits of quitting tobacco use? | blood pressure and heart rate return to normal, cilia lining returns to normal, increased confidence, risk of heart disease is half of smokers |
| What is the most important factor in successfully quitting tobacco? | strong personal commitment |
| What are two ways that a person may choose to quit tobacco? | counseling, help from a healthcare professional, booklets & pamphlets |
| What is a nicotine substitute? | a product that contains nicotine, but not the other harmful chemicals found in tobacco |
| What are some types of nicotine substitutes? | nicotine gum, nicotine patches, inhalers, nasal sprays |
| How does nicotine act in nature? | an insecticide |
| What is the odorless gas in tobacco that binds to hemoglobin in place of oxygen? | carbon dioxide |
| How does the development of nicotine addiction differ in teens and adults? | teens become addicted faster and more intensley than adults |
| How does nicotine affect a smoker's respiratory system? | increased mucus production, decreases muscle action in lung, causes breathing to become shallow |
| What are the cancers that have been linked to tobacco use? | lung cancer, oral cancer, & other cancers(esophagus, larynx, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, blood) |
| What effect does carbon monoxide have on the body of smokers? | red blood cells cannot transport as much oxygen as the body cells need |
| How does a smoking mother put her baby at risk? | low birthweight, cerebral palsy, sight impairment, hearing problems, learning difficulties |
| What are some respiratory diseases that smokers could develop? | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, emphysema |
| What are some cardiovascular problems that smokers could develop? | heart attack, stroke, circulation problems, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, atherosclerosis |
| How does nicotine affect a smoker's nervous system? | increases activity level, mimics neurotransmitters, decreases reflex actions, acitvates brain's "reward pathway" |
| How does nicotine affect a smoker's cardiovascular system? | increases heart rate and the heart's contractions, increases blood pressure, reduces blood flow to skin, increases risk of blood clotting |
| How does nicotine affect a smoker's digestive system? | increases saliva production, decreases the amount of insulin released from the pancreas, increases bowel activity |
