SNUFF OUT TOBACCOSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville and Tobacco Free St. Louis- Kelly Rohan, Kylie Ruffner, and Anglea Strobel

Types of Tobacco Products Smokeless Tobacco Cigarettes Cigars Hookah

Hookah Also known as water pipes Used to smoke specially made flavored

tobacco

Cigars Dried and fermented tobacco rolled up Often glamorized Come in all ages, sizes, flavors Cigars are made of cap, head, cigar

band, and foot Cigars are NOT safer than cigarettes

Cigarettes Finely cut tobacco rolled into paper Also known as cigs, smokes, stokes 1 out of every 5 people worldwide smoke

cigarettes Come in unfiltered, filtered, lights, ultra-

lights, wides, long/skinny, and menthol

Smokeless Tobacco 6.1% of all high school students are

current smokeless tobacco users. Two main types

Chewing Tobacco Snuff (“dip” and pouches)

NOT a healthy form of tobacco use

Health Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Use Short Term

Ulcers Mouth sores- 70% of smokeless tobacco users have

mouth sores Ruins sense of taste and smell Increased blood pressure Decreased athletic ability Foul smelling breath Stained teeth Cavities Gingivitis Dizziness and nausea Addiction

Health Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Use

Long Term Cardiovascular Disease Stroke Cancer- mouth, esophagus, pharynx,

larynx, stomach and pancreas, etc. Gum Disease Tooth and Bone Decay

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THE AVERAGE COST OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS?

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK YOU COULD SAVE IF YOU DIDN’T USE TOBACCO

PRODUCTS??

Cost of Tobacco Use Average pack of cigarettes- $4.50 Average can of chewing tobacco- $3.00

If you were to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day that would cost you $1,642.50 a year.

If you were to use a can of smokeless tobacco a day that would cost you $1,095 a year.

Cost of Tobacco UseIn other words… In less than 2 weeks you could buy the

new Halo 4 game. In 1 month you could buy a pair of UGGs. In 2 months you could buy an iPad.

If interested in quitting smoking or using tobacco products, call

1-800-QUIT-NOW