Tobacco

RINGER: ATOD ABC’s

For each letter of the alphabet, write a word or phrase that

represents an aspect of tobacco or drug abuse (including

alcohol).

The first 5 ringers that are turned in and completed correctly

will receive golden tickets.

You have 5 minutes. GO!!!!!

Discussion to follow…

“ I Bet You Can’t”

Activity

Reflection Questions??? What kinds of behaviors were most effective on you?

Were there certain people that were better at making you smile than others?

Why were some people able to make you smile and you could ignore others?

How did you feel when you were one of the people trying to make them smile?

Was it easy to make people smile even when they didn’t want to?

How much concentration did it take to keep from smiling?

Why is it easier to accomplish something when you concentrate on it?

How can we apply this activity to peer pressure?

• First: You are responsible for taking 1 SECTION of notes on your own.

• Look at the top LEFT-HAND corner of your note packet.

• If you have a 1 take notes on section 1 only

• If you have a 2 take notes on section 2 only

• If you have a 3 section 3

• If you have a 4 section 4

Tobacco: Guided Notes

Tobacco – Guided Notes cont’d

Your teacher has stations for each section of notes

GO TO YOUR STATION AND TAKE NOTES ON YOUR

SECTION ONLY!!

Now TEACH each other!!

Now that you’ve completed your section of notes, look in the

top RIGHT-HAND corner of your note packet.

Meet with all of the people who have the same Halloween

shape as you.

Pumpkins meet with pumpkins, bats with bats, etc.

TEACH the other people in your group, your notes (this is

where you will get the other 3 sections of notes filled out)

Tobacco Statistics

Illness caused by smoking kills 434,000 Americans every

year.

Over 87% of lung cancer cases are caused by smoking.

The death rate from heart disease is 70% higher for smokers

than for non-smokers.

Each year an estimated 50,000 nonsmokers die from

exposure to tobacco smoke released into the air by smokers.

Tobacco statistics cont’d Most people who are addicted to nicotine, started in their

teens

Over 3000 teens try smoking cigarettes for the first time every day. Exposure to pro-tobacco movies, TV shows, and ads that show tobacco use in a positive way more than doubles your chances of starting smoking.

The tobacco industry spends more than $24 million each day marketing its products in the U.S. alone.

14% of U.S. high school students smoke

In an average one-hour hookah session, you inhale 100 to 200 times as much smoke as from a single cigarette.

Tobacco Statistics Cont’d…

Tobacco contains over 4,000 chemicals

Tobacco contains 401 poisons.

Over 70 poisons in tobacco are known Carcinogens.

3 of the most poisonous chemicals in tobacco

Tar

Nicotine

Carbon Monoxide

Smoking Vocabulary Tar: A solid material in tobacco smoke that turns into a thick

liquid

Is produced when tobacco is burned

Builds up on the alveoli (air sacs ) in the airways

Nicotine: An addictive chemical found in tobacco

Reaches your brain in less than 10 seconds

Is a stimulant: increases heart rate and blood pressure

Constricts blood vessels

Carbon Monoxide: A poisonous gas released by burning tobacco

Decreases red blood cells ability to carry oxygen, therefore suffocating the organs.

Carcinogen – a cancer-causing agent

Smoking Vocabulary Psychoactive Substance: A substance that causes a change in a

person’s mood and behavior (nicotine)

Secondhand Smoke: a combination of Mainstream and

Sidestream Smoke.

Mainstream Smoke: Smoke inhaled from the cigarettes through

the filter to the mouth

Sidestream Smoke: Smoke that enters the environment from the

burning end of the cigarette.

• There is 3 times the amount of Carbon Monoxide and 2 times

the nicotine in Secondhand smoke than in Mainstream smoke!!!

• 30 minutes of inhaling Secondhand Smoke is the equivalent of

smoking 1 cigarette.

Stages of Addiction to Nicotine

TOLERANCE PSYCHO-

LOGICAL

DEPENDENCE

• More and more

of the drug is

required to get

the initial effects

• Cravings

• Agitation

• Depression

• Frustration

PHYSICAL

DEPENDENCE

• The body cannot get

through the day

without it

• If nicotine is

removed from the

body, will go through

withdrawal

Effects of Nicotine

Brain: smoking deprives oxygen flow and causes the blood

vessels to narrow, which can lead to a stroke.

Lungs: smoking introduces cancer-causing agents directly to

the lung tissue. It also impairs the cilia’s ability to clear these

and other foreign substances.

Emphysema: is a disease in which the tiny air sacs of the lungs

are ruptured, torn, or lose their elasticity.

Chronic Bronchitis: is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes

in the lungs causing production of excessive mucus.

Pictures of Lungs

Clean Lung Lung Cancer Emphysema

Effects of Nicotine on Other Organs

Heart: increased heart rate and blood pressure, and

constriction of blood vessels, which can lead to a heart attack

Stomach and Small Intestines: Ulcers

Bladder: Cancer

Kinds of Tobacco

Cigarettes There are many types on the market today, marketed towards both

men and women, young and old. They come in all different shapes

and sizes, colors and flavors, and can pretty much be targeted

towards any audience. There is no one over the age of 18 that isn't

targeted somehow by different marketing ploys. Remember, they

are out to get you!

Filterless, wides, lights, ultra-lights, menthol, cloves, etc.

Kinds of Tobacco cont’d

Cigars – contain nicotine in the tobacco leaves

Can contribute to oral cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach

cancer, poor dental health

Pipes Tobacco for smoking in pipes isoften carefully treated and

blended to achieve flavors not available in other tobacco

products.

Hookahs – filter smoke through a water chamber; just as

dangerous as cigarettes

Smokeless Tobacco - Chew

Chewing tobacco: smokeless tobacco placed between a person’s cheek and gum = Chew/Dip

The juices that contain nicotine and other chemicals mix with the saliva and are absorbed into the bloodstream. Absorbed through the cheeks

and gums Can cause oral, throat,

stomach, blood cancers

Snuff Snuff: ground tobacco that

is inhaled through the nose

or placed between the

cheek and gum.

The nicotine and other

chemicals are absorbed

through the mucus

membranes of the nose and

mouth

Quitting Smoking Set a quitting date: Choose a time when stress is low

Decide your approach: gradually, cold turkey, the patch,

medication, hypnotized.

Prepare your environment: throw away ashtrays, lighters,

cigarettes

Get help if you need it: family and friends, community programs,

online interactive websites

Find other ways to cope with stress: exercise, relaxation, listen to

music