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TOBACCO The Good….. The Bad….. The Ugly
Oh wait! There is no
good!
WHAT IS TOBACCO? It is a plant that grows naturally in North and South America. It is related to the potato, pepper, and the nightshade (a poisonous plant).
Its leaves are dried and processed into cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco and pipe tobacco.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT FORMS
OF TOBACCO?
Are all tobacco products created equal?
NO!
What’s the difference?
Cigarettes…
Uniform size
Different cigarettes contain different amounts of tar
Cigarette smoke contains over 100 carcinogens – over 50 in secondhand smoke
What’s the difference?
Cigars…
Vary in amount of tobacco
Contains more tar
Cigar smoke has higher levels of toxins
Can contain up to 400 times more nicotine than a cigarette
What’s the difference?
Smokeless Tobacco…
The amount of nicotine contained depends on the type of smokeless tobacco (moist snuff is highest)
Contains no tar
Contains up to 28 different carcinogens
What’s the difference?
Pipe Tobacco…
Contains nicotine – dependent on location grown and sugar content
Contains no tar
Contains an equivalent amount of carcinogens as cigarettes and cigars
We’ve all been told …
tobacco is bad for our health
We’ve all been told …
tobacco is addictive
It’s your turn to Get the word out!
But how?????
Public Service Project Requirements:
Must be technology-based
Must work in a group of no more than 4
Presentation must be factual Must be based on one specific type of tobacco product
A minimum of 2 minutes in length
All members of group must participate
Here is an example
Video will be embedded here
National Cancer Institute, National Institute Fact Sheet: Cigar Smoking and Cancerhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cigars
Centers for Disease Control and Protection,, Tobacco Control State Highlights 2010 http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/state_data/state_highlights/2010/index.htm
Microsoft Office On-Line Images. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
graur codrin (smoker pic) http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=982
Bates, Clive; & Rowell, Andy. (2004). Tobacco Explained...The truth about the tobacco industry...in its own words. UC San Francisco: Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Retrieved from:
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9fp6566b
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