Tobacco Flashcards
Top 3 primary reasons teens use Tabacco
Friends
Family
Media
Cigarettes
Cured and shredded tobacco leaves rolled in paper
Bids
Tobacco wrapped in leaf and tied with a string
Kretecks
Ground clove that alter the flavor and the nubs lungs (India)
Cigar/Pipe
Less processed, usually contains more nicotine than cigarettes
Poor quality ground tobacco leaves mixed with flavoring, preservationists, and other chemicals
Chewing tobacco
Nicotine
A very addictive chemical in tobacco
How is nicotine produced
Naturally, the plants naturally produce it acting as an insecticide to protect the plants
Why is tobacco appealing
Stimulation so of reward and pleasure
Nicotine is a stimulant
True
Stimulates
Drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system
Short term effects
Increased heart rate
Increased blood pressure
Changes in the brain that may lead to addiction
Long term effects
Addiction Physiological dependence(coping, social life).
Symptoms of Nico Withdraw
Headaches Irritability Insomnia Inability to concentrate Intense cravings
5 other chemicals in Tabb smoke
Acetone
Ammonia
Cadmium
Carbon monoxide