Cigarettes Cigarettes By: Theresa SirksBy: Theresa Sirks

Who uses Who uses cigarettes?cigarettes?

*4 % of eighth graders and 8 *4 % of eighth graders and 8 % of tenth graders have % of tenth graders have reported smoking daily.reported smoking daily.*Students with parents that *Students with parents that have a high level of education have a high level of education are less likely to smoke.are less likely to smoke.*Eighth grade students who *Eighth grade students who plan to go to college for four plan to go to college for four years are nearly 5 times less years are nearly 5 times less likely to smoke.likely to smoke.

What chemicals does What chemicals does cigarettes contain?cigarettes contain?

Tar- Road surfacesTar- Road surfaces

Nicotine- PesticideNicotine- Pesticide

Carbon Monoxide- Gas in car Carbon Monoxide- Gas in car exhaustsexhausts

Copper- Electric surfacesCopper- Electric surfaces

Methane- Swamp gasMethane- Swamp gas

Arsenic- Rat poisonArsenic- Rat poison

What are the health What are the health risks?risks?

Smokers have a harder time from Smokers have a harder time from recovering from surgeries than nonsmokers.recovering from surgeries than nonsmokers.

Smokers are more likely to be absent from Smokers are more likely to be absent from work than nonsmokers.work than nonsmokers.

Smokers illnesses last longer.Smokers illnesses last longer.

Smokers have a lower survival rate after Smokers have a lower survival rate after surgeries then nonsmokers.surgeries then nonsmokers.

Who produces it and how Who produces it and how is it advertised?is it advertised?

R.J. Reynolds is the company that marketed R.J. Reynolds is the company that marketed cigarettes to kids with a character, Joe cigarettes to kids with a character, Joe Camel. They have different flavored Camel. They have different flavored cigarettes like pineapple and coconut.cigarettes like pineapple and coconut.

Philip Morris’ Marlboro cowboy ads were Philip Morris’ Marlboro cowboy ads were created in 1954. The cowboy was showed created in 1954. The cowboy was showed as a tough or macho, independent cowboy. as a tough or macho, independent cowboy.

Other interesting info!Other interesting info!

About half of all Americans who keep About half of all Americans who keep smoking will die because of the habit.smoking will die because of the habit.

Using cigarettes counts at least 30% of all Using cigarettes counts at least 30% of all cancer deaths. Some of the cancers are cancer deaths. Some of the cancers are lung, voice box, mouth, and bladder.lung, voice box, mouth, and bladder.

Bibliography of sites Bibliography of sites used.used.

*http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/tobacco/*http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/tobacco/Unit2/2tobacco_youth htmlUnit2/2tobacco_youth html

*http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PDE_10_2x_ *http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PDE_10_2x_ Cigarette_Smoking.aspCigarette_Smoking.asp

*http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/indicators/*http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/indicators/3Smoking.cfm3Smoking.cfm

*http://www.hpromo.northstaffs.nhs.uk/images/smoking-*http://www.hpromo.northstaffs.nhs.uk/images/smoking-prevention/chemicals.jpgprevention/chemicals.jpg

*http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/tobaccostatistics/a/*http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/tobaccostatistics/a/healtheffect.htmhealtheffect.htm

*http:www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/targeting/*http:www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/targeting/