Tobacco CHAPTER 14

14.1 – Facts About Tobacco Tobacco is a woody, shrub-like plant with large leaves. These leaves are harvested and prepared for smoking or chewing.

14.1 – Law prohibits sale of tobacco to anyone under the age of 18. A person under the age of adult rights and requirements is called a Minor.

14.1 – Tobacco is a harmful & addictive substance in all it’s forms. Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic and smokeless.

14.1 – Smokeless tobacco is chewed or in the from of snuff. Snuff is placed inside the mouth along the gum line, or inhaled through the nose.

14.1 Tobacco contains many chemicals that can harm your body, including nicotine, tar, & carbon monoxide.

14.2 – Health Risks of Tobacco Use Health experts have been warning about the dangers of tobacco for many years. More than 400,000 people die every year from smoking-related-illnesses.

14.2 Tobacco use is especially damaging to teens because their bodies are still growing. The chemicals interfere with the process of growth and development.

14.2 Tobacco use causes many serious health problems, such as bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease & a weakened immune system..

14.2 Tobacco also damages the rest of the body systems. Though quitting smoking can reduce some health risks, never starting is the best option.

14.2 Effects of tobacco use: *Cravings: The body feels that it needs it. *Breathing is more challenging *Heart rate increases. *Dulls taste buds which reduces appetite. After quitting they will heal.

14.2 Effects of tobacco use (continued): Unpleasant feelings: -dizziness -cold hands and feet Unattractive affects: -bad breath -yellowed teeth -smelly hair, skin & clothes.

Tobacco Addiction Tobacco contains strong substances that make it difficult to stop using once a person has started.

14.3 Tobacco use results in both physical and psychological dependence on nicotine.

14.3 Nicotine is classified as a stimulant; which is a drug that speeds up the body’s functions.

14.3 Psychological Dependence: a person’s belief that he or she needs a drug to feel good or act normally.

14.3 Physical Dependence: an addiction in which the body develops a chemical need for a drug.

14.3 The more someone uses tobacco or any drug, the higher their tolerance will become. Tolerance is a need for more amounts of the drug to produce the same effects.

14.3 Withdrawal is one of the challenges people need to overcome when quitting.

14.3 Withdrawal is a series of symptoms a person experiences when he or she stops using an addictive substance.

14.3 When someone stops using a drug and then returns to using it, it is called relapse.

14.4 – Costs to Society Tobacco use is costly not only to smokers but also nonsmokers.

14.4 – Costs to Society A typical smoker spends more than $8 per day on cigarettes. That is $250 in one month or $3,000 in one year.

14.4 Anytime we breath in air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke it is called secondhand smoke.

14.4 Mainstream smoke is the smoke that is inhaled and then exhaled by a smoker

14.4 Sidestream smoke is the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar.

14.4 If you breath in secondhand smoke you may be known as a passive smoker. You can develop the same health problems as smokers.

14.4 Added health care expenses and lost productivity are major costs to society as a result of tobacco use.

14.4 Laws and education help protect nonsmokers and lower the cost of tobacco use to society.

14.4 Efforts to counter the costs of tobacco use include tobacco taxes, smoke-free environments, labeling laws, and advertising limits.

14.5 – Saying NO to Tobacco Use Influences that can lead teens to try tobacco may come from peers, family, the media, & advertising.

14.5 Tobacco companies often see teens as their target audience. This is a group of people for which a product is intended.

14.5 Product placement is a paid arrangement a company has made to show its products in media such as TV or film.

14.5 Point-of-Sale promotions: Advertising campaigns in which a product is promoted at a store’s checkout counter.

14.5 Knowing how to resist tobacco, including the reasons to say no, will help you stay tobacco free.

14.5 Resources available to people who want to be tobacco free include certain medical products, various organizations and support groups

14.5 Reasons to say no include: ______________________

14.5 Ways to say no include: ______________________

14.5 When someone quits by stopping all use of tobacco products immediately it is called quitting cold turkey.

14.5 Others quit with the help of nicotine replacement therapies Which are products to assist a person in breaking a tobacco habit.

14.5 These NRT’s include Nicotine gums Lozenges & patches worn on the skin

14.5 When someone is trying to break a tobacco habit they should: Set a specific date for quitting. Find out about health services. Eat well. Manage stress. & ask family and friends for support.

14.5 When a long time smoker quits using tobacco, it take about 7-14 days for the body to be free of nicotine.