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Mcdns Chapter 22 TOBACCO Lesson 1: Problems For The Tobacco User Objective: To learn the dangers of smoking. Tobacco use is a major cause of illness and death. Being in the company of smokers is risky behavior. TERMS Nicotine – The addictive drug in cigarettes that raises blood pressure and increases heart rate. Stimulant – A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, respiratory rates, and blood pressure, and causes the pupils to dilate and appetite to decrease. Tar – A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns. Carcinogens – Cancer-causing agents. Carbon Monoxide – A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that can be found in cigarette smoke and automobile exhaust fumes. Leukoplakia – Thickened, white, leathery-appearing spots on the inside of a smokeless tobacco user’s mouth. Today, more and more people are becoming aware of the dangers of tobacco. Facts: - At least 30 million Americans have quit smoking. - An estimated 65% of doctors, 61% of dentists, and 55% of pharmacists who once smoked have now quit. - In 1965, 40% of American adults smoked, while in 1990 that figure dropped to 29%. - During the past 25 years almost half of the adults who once smoked have now given the use of tobacco. We as a whole tobacco, smoking, smoke, blood, heart, people, increases, cigarette, cancer, cigarettes, tar, smokers, mouth, teeth, system, smokeless, risk, pressure, percent, nicotine, years, lungs, lung, high, deaths, dangers, chemicals, cells, cause, young, year, vessels, through, teens