{"id":5873,"date":"2023-03-27T10:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T14:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinacompletedental.com\/?p=5873"},"modified":"2025-05-05T16:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:42:47","slug":"teens-tobacco-know-the-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinacompletedental.com\/blog\/teens-tobacco-know-the-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Teens &#038; Tobacco: Know the Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, <a href=\"\/about-us\/\">Dr. Barganier, Dr. Zuffi, Dr. Williams, and Dr. McAdams of Carolina Complete Dental Care<\/a> want to give teens the bottom line about tobacco use: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teen.smokefree.gov\/the-risks-of-tobacco\/know-the-risks\"><b>there is no such thing as a \u201csafe\u201d or \u201csafer\u201d tobacco product<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tobacco product contains nicotine in varying amounts\u2014and not only is nicotine addictive, but it can also harm the brain. (Many people don\u2019t realize the brain continues developing until the mid-20s or even early-30s.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Cigarettes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are usually made of tobacco and chemical additives in a paper casing. Inhaled smoke from a lit cigarette contains more than 7,000 harmful chemicals; at least 70 of them are linked to cancer. Smoking cigarettes damages almost every organ of the body and leads to diseases like oral cancer and lung cancer, heart disease and stroke.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>The \u201cvaping\u201d of e-cigarettes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has become increasingly popular in recent years. These devices heat liquid into an aerosol that is then inhaled by the user. Many believe this aerosol is innocuous, but it actually contains many chemicals that are unsafe to breathe. Most e-cigarettes also contain nicotine.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Smokeless tobacco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is tobacco that is not burned and includes chewing, oral and spitting tobacco, dip, chew, and snuff. Smokeless tobacco has high levels of toxic chemicals, and users are at high risk of oral cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oral cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers worldwide, and Carolina Complete Dental Care wants all their young patients to enjoy long, healthy lives. <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch with us at Carolina Complete Dental Care<\/a> with any questions about tobacco use and oral health today.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content of this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 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