Tobacco

• Increased Heart Rate
• Increased Blood Pressure
• Decreased blood circulation
• Increased potential for blood clots which could lead to a stroke
• Decreased High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; the good kind of cholesterol
• Increase risk of atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis: hardening of the arteries
• Decreased sensations
• Shortness of Breath
• Decreased physical fitness
• Overall worse health

• Every day 4,000 teens try smoking and another 2,000 become regular smokers having at least one cigarette a day.
• Teen smokers are more likely to use alcohol and other illegal drugs compared to teens that chose not to smoke
• 54% of high school students have tried smoking a cigarette
• Approximately 90% of adult smokers began smoking before they were 18 years old, the younger you start, the more likely you are to smoke in your adult years
• More than 440,000 Americans die each year due to tobacco use; most of the people involved began using tobacco before the age of 18
• Smokeless tobacco contains 2.5 times as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes

• Bad breath
• Frequent mouth sores
• Yellow fingers and teeth
• Smelling like smoke on clothing and hair
• Bleeding gums
• Wheezing
• Coughing
• Frequent colds
• Decreased sense of smell and taste
• Decreased performance in sports