Tobacco Facts
Questions
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Effects of Tobacco
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Short term effects
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Increased blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate
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Long term effects
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Greatly increased risk of cancer, especially lung cancer when smoked and oral cancers when chewed; chronic bronchitis; emphysema; heart disease; leukemia; cataracts; pneumonia.
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When combined with alcohol
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Increased heart rate, blood pressure; further slowing of mental processing and reaction time.
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Child exposure risks
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Second and Third Hand Smoke (Ear & respiratory problems, SIDS)