MAPEH Cigarettes

Gateway drugs

Such as cigarettes and alcohol are legal drugs that a non-drug user might try, which can lead him/her to more dangerous drugs such as marijuana and shabu

Smoking

Is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream

Tobacco plant

Most commonly the substance is the dried leaves of ___ which have been rolled into a small square of rice paper to create a small, round cylinder called “cigarette”

Tobacco

Is a tall, leafy plant, originally grown in south and central america, but now cultivated throughout the world

Cigarette

A thin cylinder of finely-cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking

Highblood pressure

Too much exertion of blood against the arteries causing damage

Heart disease

Involves the cardiovascular system

Body odor

Effect of cigarette smoke to your body scent

Bad breath

Foul smell exhaled from the mouth

Bronchitis

Inflammation of the airways from the trachea into the lungs

Emphysema

Damaged air sacs in the lungs

Pneumonia

Infection of the lungs

Asthma

A chronic disease which affects the airways

Cancer

A group of diseases which makes the body cells grow uncontrollably

Mainstream smoke

Refers specially to the smoke that a smoker directly inhales

Sidestream smoke

The smoke that comes out of the lighted end of a cigarette or pipe

Also called second hand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)

Is more dangerous than mainstream smoke

Third-hand smoke

Smoke left for a long time on sofa, beddings, pillow and other objects

Is also called residual tobacco smoke (RTS)

Cadmium

Batteries

Stearic Acid

Candle Wax

Hexamine

Barbecue Lighter

Toluene

Industrial Solvent

Nicotine

Insecticide

Ammonia

Toilet Cleaner

Butane

Lighter Fluid

Acetic acid

Vinegar

Methane

Sewer gas

Arsenic

Poison

Methanol

Rocket fuel

Carbon monoxide

What are in cigerettes?