The truth you need to know …

Enters body through the gums• Placed between the cheek and gum line

Additives cut gums• Sand, grit, fiberglass, etc.

Openings allow nicotine to enter blood system

Chewers secrete more saliva• Swallow harmful chemicals

Chewing is just as addictive as smoking!!

1 can of chew has as much nicotine as 60 cigarettes!

Chance of getting cancer is 50 times more likely if you chew.• Oral cancer affects 30,000 Americans each

year

Decreased sense of smell

Decreased sense of taste

Dental problems Receding gums Bad breath Discolored teeth** Short term effects

become permanent!

Mouth sores Gum disease

• Gums pull away from teeth

Cancer• Mouth, lip, throat,

stomach, etc. Digestive & Urinary

system damage Leukoplakia

Thickened, white, leathery-appearing spots on the inside of the mouth• Between the cheek

and the gum line Pre-cancerous

Groups of 5 Determine team name Determine team leader

1. Notes: Respiratory System Disorders

• Copy on to purple note sheet – 1 per person2. Word Search/Word Scramble

• 1 of each per team3. Notes: Smokeless Tobacco Facts

• Copy on to bottom of purple sheet – 1 per person4. Anti-Tobacco Advertisement

• Target audience = preschooler• 1 advertisement per team

5. Bill Tuttle Article - Read6. Pictures

• 1 list of adjectives per team

6 stations 5 minutes per station

• Turn in team papers as you rotate• Keep notes (purple)

Team points:• Anti-tobacco Advertisement• Word search/Word Scramble• Adjectives for pictures

Prize to the winning team!

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