HOW DOES TOBACCO EFFECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM?

WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM

• Tobacco contains a large amount of tar and other chemicals
• Those chemicals make it harder for a smoker to fight off infections
• It also makes it harder to fight off cancer

WHITE BLOOD CELLS

• Smoking creates a high number of white blood cells
• That is a sign that your body is under a lot of stress
• High white blood cell count is a signal that you've been injured
• This puts you in a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke

TAKES LONGER TO HEAL

• Nicotine makes veins tighten
• This makes nutrients and oxygen harder to flow through them
• It also makes it harder for nutrients to heal wounds
• It puts smokers at a higher risk of infection after surgery or injury
• Painful skin ulcers can develop causing skin tissue to slowly die

WHAT TAR DOES TO YOUR LUNGS

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WHAT SMOKING DOES TO YOUR HEART

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GRAPHS

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RESOURCES

• http://smokefree.gov
• Google