Tobacco
| Street Names/Commercial: | Cancer Sticks, Chew, Cigarettes, Dip, Fags, Smokes |
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Looks Like: |
Brown, cut up leaves |
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How It’s Used/Abused: |
Smoked or chewed |
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What Teens Have Heard: |
An oral fixation and appetite suppressant |
| Dangerous Because: |
Cigarette smoking harms every organ in the body and causes coronary heart disease and stroke, as well as many forms of cancer. |
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Arizona Teen Facts: (Grades 8-12) |
Half of all 12th graders have smoked a cigarette |
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Signs of Abuse: |
Smell on clothes and hair, yellowing of teeth and fingers that hold cigarettes |
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Important to Know: |
Secondhand smoke contributes to more than 35,000 deaths related to cardiovascular disease. |
