Tobacco Information

TOBACCO
Baccy, ciggies, fags, tabs, smoke, snout

What is it?
Dried leaves of the tobacco plant, which include the highly addictive ingredient nicotine.

How is it taken?
Most commonly smoked, via a cigarette, cigar or pipe. ‘Snuff’ can be sniffed up the nose

Legal status
Illegal to sell to under 18s

Effects
• Reduction of stress, anxiety and boredom
• Increased concentration
• Mild rush and ‘buzz’
• Increased blood pressure and pulse rate
• Dizziness, nausea and coughing fits for first timers

Risks
• Bad breath
• Stained fingers and teeth
• Coughs and chest complaints
• Smokers stand a greater chance of developing diseases such as lung cancer, throat cancer, heart disease and bronchitis
• Death – smoking results in the premature death of over 100,000 people in the UK every year

Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals including ammonia, lead, formaldehyde and cyanide