Smoking _Just
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Say hello to Mr. Cigarette. He has bloodshot eyes
and yellow teeth from years of smoking.

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Here we see some kids punching Mr. Cigarette in the nose. These kids are smart. They know that cigarettes are bad for them.
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Say No to Mr. Cigarette!! He's bad news.




Go ahead, make my day. Punch Mr. Cigarette right
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Smoking isn't___
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The fact is, people look rather foolish with that ridiculous cigarette hanging out of their mouth.

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Don't let your life go up in smoke._

Tobacco Smoke is Hazardous to your Health!

Did you know that the U.S. Surgeon General's Office reports that there are at least 43 known carcinogenic agents in tobacco smoke?

What is a Carcinogen?

A carcinogen is a cancer causing substance or agent. Carcinogens cause a series of genetic alterations to occur, which may lead to the formation of cancerous growths or tumors. Cancerous tumors can develop relatively quickly or many years after exposure to the carcinogen.

All forms of tobacco produce cancer-causing smoke.

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__Cigarettes________ Cigar_____________Pipe



Nicotine

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Did you know that cigar and pipe smokers are 5 to 10 times more likely to develop cancers of the mouth, esophagus and larynx (voice box) than nonsmokers?




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_You Don't Look Too Smart With a Cigar in Your Mouth!


Your Lungs

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Smoking makes it harder for your Lungs to keep you alive.

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Do you want Yellow Teeth and Brown Stains on your hands?

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___Of Course Not!!!



Did you know that smoking
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prematurely ages your skin?


Chewing Tobacco





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Enjoying a smoke?
It doesn't seem like they're too happy.












Take the Cigarette Smoker's Quiz:__


These materials are produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They are in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. Citation of the source is appreciated.

Instructions: After reviewing Facts on Drugs: Nicotine on the NIDA for Teens website: (http://teens.drugabuse.gov/) take this short quiz to test your knowledge.

1. Tobacco use contributes to about ______________ deaths in the United States each year.
a) 50,000
b) 100,000
c) 500,000

2. Smokers crave cigarettes because they _________________________.
a) like the smell of cigarette smoke
b) are addicted to nicotine
c) like the way cigarettes make them look

3. Smoking cigarettes changes ___________________________________.
a) the amount of a brain chemical that allows us to experience pleasure
b) the amount of blood that flows to the brain
c) the number of things we worry about

4. After smoking cigarettes for a while, the smoker ________________________.
a) needs less nicotine to get the same feeling from smoking
b) needs more nicotine to get the same feeling from smoking
c) doesn’t notice any change in how much nicotine they need.

5. Cigarette smoke contains about __________ chemicals.
a) 4,000
b) 1,000
c) 400

6. Cigarette smokers are addicted to ____________.
a) tar
b) carbon monoxide
c) nicotine

7. After a puff on a cigarette, nicotine is in the brain within _________ seconds.
a) 8
b) 18
c) 80

8. In the brain, nicotine locks into receptors on neurons making the smoker feel __________.
a) irritable
b) sleepy
c) alert and satisfied

9. After a while, the brain shuts down some of these receptors so a smoker needs a cigarette _______________.
a) to stop cravings
b) just to feel "normal"
c) both a and b


Answer Key: Cigarette Smoker's Quiz

1) c: Tobacco use causes more illnesses and death than all other addicting drugs combined. Nicotine is the drug in tobacco that is responsible for addiction and keeps people smoking despite the harmful effects.

2) b: The correct answer is b. Nicotine, the drug in cigarettes, is highly addictive. It causes changes in the brain, giving smokers a strong appetite for cigarettes.

3) a: Nicotine boosts the amount of a brain chemical called dopamine. At first, this produces feelings of pleasure, but soon after, the smoker needs nicotine just to feel normal.

4) b: After nicotine causes a flood of brain chemicals, the brain starts to make less of these chemicals. As a consequence, a smoker then needs to smoke more just to get the effects that one cigarette once provided.

5) a: The addictive drug nicotine is just one of about 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of them, such as tar and carbon monoxide, are toxic and can cause diseases such as cancer.

6) c: Smokers are addicted to the nicotine in tobacco.

7) a: After a smoker inhales cigarette smoke, nicotine enters the blood via the lungs, goes through the heart and is pumped to the brain—a journey that takes only eight seconds.

8) c: Nicotine is similar in molecular size and shape to brain chemicals that regulate feelings of alertness and pleasure or satisfaction.

9) c: By smoking, smokers have changed the way their brains work. They now crave cigarettes as a means to make them feel "normal." Without nicotine, smokers feel more irritable and depressed.