Wellness Class 2013-2014. Tell someone on your team what you know about tobacco…

TOBACCOWellness Class 2013-2014

PEER SHARE Tell someone on your team what you

know about tobacco…

DOUBLE PEER SHARE Share with someone new about what

you discussed with your first partner about tobacco…

Lets Share…

TOBACCO A single puff of a tobacco cigarette

contains over 4,000 harmful chemicals 68 of them are Class A carcinogens –

Known to cause cancer

The 3 main chemicals in cigarette smoke are:NicotineTarCarbon monoxide

NICOTINE Made by tobacco plants to

keep insects away

Poisonous to insects

Very physically addictive 1/3 of all people who try a

cigarette will become addicted

TOBACCO Over 400,000 people die each year in

the U.S. from smoking-related illnesses 2nd hand smoke is also very harmful to

healthAlso known as environmental tobacco

smoke (ETS)Passive smokersCan cause irritated eyes, nose and throat;

heart disease, allergic reactions, including asthma; lung cancer

TRENDS Since the 1990’s, young people have

been getting smarter about using tobaccoFrom 1991 – 1996, there was a 50%

increase of smoking among 8th and 10th graders

From 1996 – 2005, rates of smoking have declined.

ADOLESCENTS AND TOBACCO USE The majority of youth are smoke free

88% of 8th graders had not used any tobacco product in the past 30 days (CDC, 2006)

92% had not used cigarettes 97% had not used smokeless tobacco

However, 2.6 million adolescents in U.S. smoke cigarettes

1.3 million people under age 18 try their first cigarette387,000 become daily smokers85 - 90% of adult smokers started before age 18Often leads to alcohol and other drugs

SHORT-TERM CONSEQUENCES Bad breath Smelly clothes Increased heart rate Leads to yellow teeth and fingers

MANY TYPES OF TOBACCO:

TYPES OF TOBACCO Cigarettes Smokeless tobacco

Chewing tobaccoSnuff

Pipe Cigar New electronic cigarettes

SmokelessStill contain nicotine

Risk: nicotine poisoning Still undergoing research and testing

SMOKELESS CIGARETTES Safer in

some ways, no smoke

Risk nicotine poisoning

New, still need more testing

NICOTINE POISONING Higher doses of nicotine can cause:

DizzinessFaintnessRapid pulseCold, clammy skinNausea, vomiting and diarrhea

TOBACCO ADVERTISING Surgeon general warnings

are small, inconspicuous – tobacco companies make them as small as possible

Companies try to manipulate young people to smoke 85% - 90 % of all smokers

begin before the age of 18

Tobacco companies spend $41.5 million on ads per day! (That’s 15.4 billion per year)

MARKETING TO TEENS

USUALLY SMALL AND SOMEWHAT HIDDEN ON THE PACKAGING

WHAT IS NICOTINE? Nicotine is a stimulant that artificially

speeds up the heart rate

People who smoke have an increased risk of:Heart diseaseHigh blood pressure

LUNGS Healthy and diseased lungs from

smoking

ALVEOLI Alveoli are little air sacs in the lungs that hold

oxygen when we breathe Once alveoli get hard from tar, like the dry

sponge, they pop The more a person smokes, the more alveoli they

pop – this is called emphysema Alveoli are like packing bubbles The more alveoli that pop, the worse a person’s

emphysema gets Most of the time, a person with emphysema continues

smoking because they are addicted What happens to a person when their alveoli pop?

it gets harder to breathe alveoli don’t grow back

ALVEOLI AND EMPHYSEMA

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)Pulmonary= Lungs Emphysema

Alveoli are damagedReduces amount of air exchange in lungs

Chronic bronchitisLining of airways is constantly irritated and

inflamedLots of mucus in airways; hard to breathe

ADDICTION: NICOTINE AND THE BRAIN Nicotine is extremely addictive

More addictive than heroin and cocaineMimics the effects of neurotransmitters in the

brain Chemicals that carry messages from one part of

the brain to anotherChanges number of receptors for

neurotransmitters in the brain Results in tolerance

Needing higher levels of nicotine to feels same effects.

OLD SCHOOL ADS Look to see what the ads are trying to

sell…

ACTIVITY TIME @ STATIONS Groups of 4

Collaboration of activities & worksheets

Complete worksheets by the end of the day

STATION #1: WORKSHEET #1 Lesson #1: What Tobacco Does To Your

Body

Read the pamphlet & fill out the Concept Map on Chapter #13 Lesson #1

STATION #2: HEART DEMO To simulate what happens to the heart:

Step 1: Take your pulse Do not take with thumb – it has its own pulse Take with index or middle finger Take either carotid, on neck, or radial, on the

thumb side of wrist A pulse is counted in beats per minute BPM) Do you need to count for 60 seconds?

What is an easier way? You’ll count for 30 seconds, and multiply by 2 Find your pulse, and begin counting when I say

go. Write down your number and multiply by 2.

STATION #2: HEART DEMO Now pretend you have smoked a cigarette

Nicotine is a stimulant Speeds up the body Speeds up the heart

How can you speed up your heart right now? You will exercise for 60 seconds to speed up

your heart Jumping jacks, run in place, burpees, imaginary

jump rope, star jump…. Now find your new pulse rate Nicotine raises the heart rate in a similar way

STATION #3: WORKSHEET #2 Lesson #2: What Tobacco Does to Your

Body

Read the pamphlet & fill out the Concept Map on Chapter #8 Lesson #2

STATION #4: STRAWS Fitness Activity

Run back and forth the width of the gym

When you are done take 10 full breaths through the straw

This shows how your breathing can be affected if you smoke

STATION #5: WORKSHEET #3 Lesson #3: Choosing To Be Tobacco Free

Read the pamphlet & fill out the Concept Map on Chapter #13 Lesson #3