Education: Comm 200 Speech # 4 Outline
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Purpose statement
The purpose is to inform the audience on the effects of smokeless tobacco on the well-being of an individual. Central idea: the effects of smokeless tobacco to an individual are many and have far-reaching consequences and most people tend to overlook them when they hear about them.
Thesis statement
In order to understand the seriousness of smokeless, one has to consider the problems the individual using it, has to deal with just in the disguise of enjoying a goodness that comes with using it. The problems encountered by people using smokeless tobacco are many cover the whole scope of an individual from health to the economic side. The effects of this habit are many especially in the modern life.
Introduction
The harm of smokeless tobacco is so severe that it harms almost every part of the body. In particular, the habit causes many diseases and impairs the health of many users. Of the approximately 4000 chemical in cigarette, hundreds of these are toxic. These chemicals that are available in both smokeless and smoked tobacco affect the entire being of an individual from organ functions to the decline in immunity. These effects are widespread and destructive ((USDHHS, 2004).
Transition: Let us begin with the chemicals found in smokeless tobacco
Body
The chemicals in smokeless tobacco
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, USDHHS (2004), cigarettes contain many chemicals. These chemicals include; nicotine, and carcinogens (WHO (2008).
Nicotine travels very fast in the body. It is believed to penetrate and find it way in breast milk (USDHHS, 2004).
The carcinogens damage the genes that are necessary for the normal production of cells in the body leading to abnormal and rapid growth of cells in the body (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004).
(Visual aid- I will use the picture of smokeless tobacco to explain these points).
Transition: Now that we know the chemical found in smokeless tobacco, let us look at the effects brought about by smoking.
Smokeless tobacco causes cancer
It is believed that smokeless tobacco has carcinogens that can cause cancer to the individual using the product. It is estimated to cause cancer to the users especially in the parts where tobacco is held for a long time (USDHHS, 2004).
Surprisingly the carcinogenic effects of the smokeless tobacco can also spread to the other parts that are adjacent to the mouth. It thus causes the common cancers around this area that include, throat, lips, tongue and cheek cancers (USDHHS, 2004).
(Visual aid- I will use the statistics from the Centre for Disease Control to explain this).
Transition: Having looked at cancer as the leading consequence of smokeless tobacco; let us look at effects of smokeless tobacco on the heart.
Effects of smokeless tobacco on the heart
By virtue of the substance contained in smokeless tobacco, nicotine, the effect of the smokeless tobacco on the heart is immense. The use of this tobacco is believed to cause an increase in the heart rate of the user (WHO (2008).
Additionally, regular use of this product is also believed to cause high blood pressure that is also accompanied by irregular heartbeats in the user (WHO (2008).
Apart from having a potential to cause heart diseases in the user, smokeless tobacco is also believed to be so disastrous to people who already have heart problems. For instance, the adrenaline available in smokeless tobacco leads to clotting of blood. If the hormone is in high amounts in blood it may trigger incidences of heart attack in the users (WHO (2008).
(Visual aid – I will the picture of the cardiovascular system to illustrate this).
Transition: Having looked at the cancerous effects of smokeless tobacco on the cardiovascular system; let us now look at the effect of smoking on the reproductive health of an individual.
Cigarette smoking and reproductive health and the unborn child
The effects of smokeless tobacco on the male body are immense as regards reproduction. It lowers the sperm count and leads to higher incidences of deformed sperms. It also damages the sperm genetically and may lead to impotence due to the damage of the blood vessels supplying blood to the genital area (Peate, 2005).
In women, it leads to declined fertility, changes in the patens of the menstrual cycle and increases the risk of developing cervical cancer (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001).
In the unborn child, the risks are even higher. There may be miscarriage or still birth. Additionally, the child will have low birth weight that will have a greater bearing on the future development of the child. The child also has high chances of developing cleft lip and palate (Peate, 2005).
(Visual aid- I will use the diagram of an unborn child in the womb to discuss the reproductive effects of smokeless tobacco).
Transition: Having looked at the effects of smokeless tobacco on reproduction; let us now look at its effects on other parts of the body.
SCENIHR (6 February 2008) is additionally of the opinion that this products also have an addicting potential to the users. It is believed that these products are so addictive that withdrawal is similar that those experienced by smokers (SCENIHR, 6 February 2008).
Other effects of smokeless tobacco include; abrasion of the teeth by the constant chewing, the receding of gums leaving the teeth exposed, and increases of the chances of tooth decay and discoloration (SCENIHR, 6 February 2008)
Additionally, use of smokeless tobacco causes Leukoplakia. This is a condition where spots form on the gums and side the cheeks. Occasionally these spots can be seen on the tongue. This is believed to be caused by the irritation of the juice that is secreted when the tobacco is being chewed. This condition, if not managed well, may lead to cancer of the affected part (USDHHS, 2004).
Visual aid- I will use the picture of discolored teeth to explain the impact of smokeless tobacco.
Transition: Having looked at the effects of smokeless tobacco let us now summarize what we have learned.
Conclusion
Despite the notion that smokeless tobacco is beneficial, the effects it has on an individual are similar or even worse than those caused by smoking. This shows that, it is crucial for one to consider staying away from smokeless tobacco for one to avoid these disastrous effects. The disastrous effects are many but there is some hope in that if one stops using theses products he will have healthy and fulfilling life (USDHHS, 2004). Let us make the right choice and stay without either smokeless or tobacco for better health and good life.
References
Peate, I. (2005). The effects of smoking on the reproductive health of men. British journal
of nursing. Mark Allen Publishing Company. Pp. 362–366.
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks, SCENIHR (6
February 2008). Health Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Products.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001). Women and Smoking: A Report of
the Surgeon General. Rockville.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2004). The Health Consequences of
Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta.
http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/tobaccostatistics/a/cancerstats.htm
World Health Organization, WHO (2008). The Global Burden of Disease.
Here are the visual aids to be used.
Cigarettes
The cardiovascular blood vessel
An unborn child
