tobbacco

fFran Garcia Tunez Miguel Angel Lopez Padilla Javier Rabadan Garcia Alvaro Gazquez Romera

Tobacco

Tobacco is a central nervous system stimulant drug. One of its components, nicotine, has an enormous addictive capacity. During the combustion of tobacco, more than 4,000 different toxic products are produced.

Definition of tobacco

Vegetable experts have determined that the center of origin of tobacco is located in the Andean zone between Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.

Origin of the tobacco

Tobacco is a plant that is cultivated for its leaves, which are dried and fermented.

How is it taken?

Tobacco can be smoked, chewed, or sniffed.

How is it taken?

WHAT RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES DOES THE CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO HAVE? Chronic bronchitis. pulmonary emphysema. Lung cancer. Arterial hypertension. Coronary heart disease (angina or myocardial infarction). Cerebrovascular accidents (thrombosis, hemorrhages or embolisms). Gastrointestinal ulcer. Chronic gastritis.

Effects

Tobacco use: According to the European Health Survey in Spain in 2020, 16.4% of women and 23.3% of men smoke daily. The highest percentage in men corresponds to the age group of 25 to 34 years and in women to the group of 45 to 54 years.

Frequency of consumption in the Spanish population (%, age...)

Tar damages your lungs by narrowing the small tubes (bronchioles) that absorb oxygen. It also damages the small hairs (cilia) that help protect your lungs from dirt and infection. This can lead to a range of lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema

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