Smokeless tobacco contains 28
cancer-causing agents (carcinogens).
About 90% of lung cancer deaths among women who continue
to smoke are
tobacco related.
Sharing a hookah mouthpiece?
Yuck!
Sharing mouthpieces without washing them can
increase the risk of spreading colds, flu,
and infection — even oral herpes.
Nicotine can affect the way
your body digests sugar,
leading to insulin resistance
and an increased risk
of Type 2 Diabetes.
The Dead Truth
Nicotine has also been used as an insecticide…
That makes it poisonous to humans.
60 mg or less can kill an adult.
Yeah, it’s rude…
but here’s what really stinks.
Secondhand smoke causes more than 7,300 lung cancer deaths to non-smokers each year in the US.
SD Stats
Deaths in South Dakota From Smoking
Kids currently under 18
and alive in SD who will ultimately
die prematurely from smoking:
21,000
and alive in SD who will ultimately
die prematurely from smoking:
21,000
Deaths in South Dakota From Smoking
Adults who die from
their own smoking:
1,300
their own smoking:
1,300
Cost of Smoking in South Dakota
Annual health care
costs in South Dakota
directly caused by smoking:
$373 million
costs in South Dakota
directly caused by smoking:
$373 million
Cost of Smoking in South Dakota
Portion covered by the
state Medicaid program:
$70.2 million
state Medicaid program:
$70.2 million
Cost of Smoking in South Dakota
Resident' state & federal tax
burden from smoking-caused
government expenditures:
$782 per household
burden from smoking-caused
government expenditures:
$782 per household
Cost of Smoking in South Dakota
Smoking-caused
productivity losses
in South Dakota:
$282.5 million
productivity losses
in South Dakota:
$282.5 million
Use of Tobacco Products in South Dakota
High school students
who smoke:
10.1% (4,500)
who smoke:
10.1% (4,500)
Use of Tobacco Products in South Dakota
Male high school students who
use smokeless or chew tobacco:
19%
(female use is much lower)
use smokeless or chew tobacco:
19%
(female use is much lower)
Use of Tobacco Products in South Dakota
Kids who
become daily
smokers each year:
500
become daily
smokers each year:
500
Use of Tobacco Products in South Dakota
Packs of cigarettes bought or
smoked by kids each year:
1.6 million
smoked by kids each year:
1.6 million
Use of Tobacco Products in South Dakota
Adults in South Dakota
who smoke:
18.1% (118,000)
who smoke:
18.1% (118,000)
Influence of the Tobacco Industry in South Dakota
Annual tobacco industry
marketing expenditures
nationwide:
$9.5 billion
marketing expenditures
nationwide:
$9.5 billion
Influence of the Tobacco Industry in South Dakota
Estimated portion spent
for South Dakota
marketing each year:
$27.5 million
for South Dakota
marketing each year:
$27.5 million
Influence of the Tobacco Industry in South Dakota
Research studies have found that
kids are twice as sensitive to tobacco
advertising than adults, and are more
likely to be influenced by
cigarette marketing than by
peer pressure.
kids are twice as sensitive to tobacco
advertising than adults, and are more
likely to be influenced by
cigarette marketing than by
peer pressure.
Influence of the Tobacco Industry in South Dakota
One-third of underage
experimentation with
smoking is attributable to
tobacco company
advertising
experimentation with
smoking is attributable to
tobacco company
advertising
What’s in the Tin?
If you think smokeless tobacco is a safe
alternative to smoking, think again.
Find out what hidden dangers are
found in the tin. ??
CancerClick the words to discover the threats
Just give me the factsCavitiesClick the words to discover the threats
Smokeless tobacco use can cause
cancer, oral health problems, and
nicotine addiction.
Gum DiseaseClick the words to discover the threats
Smokeless tobacco is associated with
recession of the gums, gum disease,
and tooth decay.
Heart DiseaseClick the words to discover the threats
Long term use of tobacco has been
linked to heart disease.
Loose TeethClick the words to discover the threats
Smokeless tobacco is associated with
recession of the gums, gum disease,
and tooth decay.
Mouth LesionsClick the words to discover the threats
Smokeless tobacco is also strongly
associated with leukoplakia —
a precancerous lesion of the soft tissue
in the mouth.
DEADLY HABIT
On average,
adults who smoke
die 10 years earlier
than nonsmokers.
Yikes! Every
cigarette smoked
cuts your lifetime
by about the
time it takes
to smoke it.
Tobacco use is the
leading preventable
cause of disease,
disability, and death
in the USA.
