Tobacco

7th Grade Day 1

Please get out a piece of paper and a pen /

pencil.

Good Morning!

Each station has a list of ingredients Go to each station and write down what you

think the product is based on the list provided Station # 4 – Different

Read the question Write a list of 5 things

Stations

Types

Cigarettes Finely cut tobacco rolled into a paper

cylinder Has been found to have over 4,000

chemicals Chew – Smokeless

Loose leaf tobacco Tobacco is absorbed through the skin Over 28 cancer causing agents

(carcinogens) Cigars

Multiple types Larger than cigarettes Do not have a filter Puffed, but typically not inhaled

Tobacco Products

Types

Dip/Snuff – Smokeless Fine or long cut tobacco Contains fiber glass Not chewed, but packed in

the lips Can be in pouches

Snus – Smokeless Not as intense as dip Used to bridge the gap Small pouches Strongly flavored

Tobacco Products

Short – Term Effects

Smoking Increase in

Blood pressure Heart rate Blood flow Carbon monoxide and

decrease of oxygen in the blood

Narrowing of arteries Bad breath Respiratory distress/discomfort

Tobacco Products

Short – Term Effects

Smokeless Increase in

Blood pressure Heart rate Blood flow

Narrowing of arteries Cavities Stained Teeth Sores in the mouth

Tobacco Products

Cost of

Smoking Average pack is $5.67 20 cigarettes to a pack How much would it cost to smoke 10

cigarettes a day for a month? A year? $85.05 – Month $1034.77 – Year

How much would it cost to smoke a pack a day (20 cigarettes) for a month? A year? $170. 10 – Month $2069.55 – Year

Tobacco Products

Cost of using

Smokeless Tobacco Dip/Snuff

Average can is $4 How much would it cost a month to use

½ a can a day? Year? $60 – Month $720 – Year

How much would it cost a month to use 1 can a day? Year? $120 – Month $1,440 – Year

Tobacco Products

Cost of using

Smokeless Tobacco Chew

Average pack is $4.50 How much would it cost a month to

use ½ a pack a day? A year? $67.50 – Month $810 – Year

How much would it cost a month to use a pack a day? A year? $135 – Month $1,620 – Year

Tobacco Products

Cost of using

Smokeless Tobacco Snus

Average can costs $4.40 How much would it cost a month

to use ½ a can a day? A year? $66 – Month $792 – Year

How much would it cost a month to use a can a day? A year? $132 – Month $1,584 – Year

Tobacco Products

How would using tobacco

products impact your ability to spend your money?

What on your list would be impacted and how?

Cost of Tobacco

Tobacco and my life essay Handout rubric and discuss

Homework

Tobacco

7th Grade Day 2

Why are there smoking bands in public

places?

Smoking Bands

Adopted statewide in 2006

Protects non – smokers from secondhand smoke

Impacts workplace and public places Must remove ashtrays Placement of non – smoking signs If caught

Heavy fines Can close down workplace and

business

Public Smoking Bands

Secondhand smoke

Two types – 69 chemicals that are known to cause cancer! Sidestream smoke

Smoke from the lit end of the tobacco product

Smaller particles More carcinogens than mainstream

smoke Mainstream smoke

Smoke that is exhaled by the smoker Larger particles (filter/lungs) and less

carcinogens

What is…..

Tobacco

Smoking Heart disease Stroke Lung disease (emphysema) Cancer

Lungs Larynx Mouth Bladder

Long – Term Effects

Tobacco

Smokeless Leukoplakia

Disease of the mouth Causes white patches, and sores that do not heal

Heart disease Stroke Cancer

Mouth Throat Stomach Pancreas

Tooth and bone loss Mr. Gross Mouth

Long – Term Effects

Everyone should have a straw You are to breath through the straw only

Exercises Squats Jump Squats Lunges

Straw Activity

How did the straw impact your ability to

breath? What do you think the activity represents?

The activity represents what it is like to breath with emphysema!

Discussion

Reminder: 8 areas of wellness homework!!

Closure

Tobacco

7th Grade Day 3

Activity

Groups of 5 Organize desks

Finger Nail Polish

Get out your journal or a piece of paper Task

To write/list as many situations you can that peer influence would be strong for you to use tobacco products.

Think about times or imagine situations that could lead to you being pressured by your peers to use tobacco products

Journal Entry

Is tobacco addictive? Why?

Nicotine Nicotine stimulates the release of dopamine

This causes a good feeling Withdraw from nicotine

Shortly after you use a tobacco product nicotine leaves the body

Your brain becomes dependent upon nicotine to release dopamine

This causes a chemical addiction in the brain to nicotine

Addiction

Tobacco products

Is it dangerous to experiment with tobacco products?

Why is it dangerous? Nicotine is highly addictive Immediately develop cravings Asthma

Should we experiment with tobacco products? NO!

Experimentation

In groups of two create a T – Chart – List

multiple How your peers can/do positively influence the

use of tobacco products How your peers can/do negatively influence the

use of tobacco products

T – Chart

Why is experimenting with tobacco

dangerous?

Why is tobacco addictive?

Exit Slip

Tobacco

7th Grade Day 4

PP: Hey man, wanna cigarette? R: NO!

Say no firmly PP: C’mon man, don’t be a baby. Take it! R: Have you seen Mrs. Godzik’s shoes today? They are really

cool! Avoiding by changing the subject

PP: Everyone is doing it. It gives you energy and makes you lose weight! Just take one!

R: No, I have asthma and if I tried smoking a cigarette it could kill me! Giving an excuse

PP: Oh…. We don’t want that to happen. It’s cool!

Role Play

Verbal

Communication Assertiveness is key

Attack the problem not the person Stand up for beliefs without hurting others

Ways to say “NO” Say no firmly Repeat the word “NO” over and over Give an excuse

Example: I tried drinking once and I got extremely sick and puked when I got home. My parents realized I had been drinking and I was grounded for a week.

Verbal

Communication Cont. Ways to say “NO”

Give a reason Example: Alcoholism runs in my family and I do not

want to become an alcoholic. Avoid or leave the situation Change the subject Suggest an alternative activity Ignore the problem or act dumb

Example: When we have a quiz and you come to class and say “Duh, I do not know what you are talking about”

Verbal

Communication Cont. Ways to say “NO”

Find friends who feel the same way you do Strength in numbers

Reverse the pressure Focus on your friendship Ask “why are you pressuring me” “ why are your on

my case so much today” Delay your decision

Shift the focus on something else or avoid answering Tell your friends “ I have made my decision”

Non – Verbal

Communication Assertiveness is key

Posture Stand up straight and proud Do not slouch

Eye – contact When using your refusal skill, look directly in

their eye Do not look down or show weakness

Confident, but not aggressive voice Enough to be heard

Groups of 3 – Pass out partial skit

Task – To fill in the blank sections on the role play and perform. Three roles; resister, person pressuring, and a

judge. Resister: The one using ways to say “No” and

demonstrating non – verbal's. Person pressuring: the individual who is pressuring

the resister to smoke the cigarette. Judge: The third individual who is watching and

providing feedback. Everyone will play all three roles. (Rotate)

Role Play

Rubric for Skits

Criteria: The following is what your skits/performance will be graded upon.

Skit Checklist: Effectively provides the following (17pts)

3 Different Ways to Say No (6) _____

Strong Voice (3) _____

Eye – Contact (3) _____

Strong Posture (3) _____

Assertive Communication (2) ____

Tobacco

7th Grade Day 5

Use Your Skills

In groups of three you will: Demonstrate tobacco peer pressure Two members will be pressuring while one will be

resisting Each member will play both roles

Role 1: Each person pressuring will badger and harass the individual being pressured about smoking a cigarette. YOUR JOB is to convince him/her to smoke the cigarette.

Role 2: The resisters job is to use a minimum of three ways to say “No” and show the appropriate non – verbal's when doing so.

Rubric for Skits

Criteria: The following is what your skits/performance will be graded upon.

Skit Checklist: Effectively provides the following (17pts)

3 Different Ways to Say No (6) _____

Strong Voice (3) _____

Eye – Contact (3) _____

Strong Posture (3) _____

Assertive Communication (2) ____

Tobacco

7th Grade Day 6

“Today is a celebration of knowledge, so let us

celebrate” The health queen Judy Jagger-Mescher

Celebration