PRHS Physical Education Department Chapter 21 Tobacco Lesson 1

PRHS Physical Education Department I. The Effects of Tobacco A. Tobacco Contains Nicotine: Nicotine is the addictive drug found in tobacco leaves. B. Stimulant: is a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, heart and other organs.

PRHS Physical Education Department II. Cigarette Smoke A. Carcinogen is a caner causing substance. (in 1992 the environmental protection agency classified environmental tobacco smoke, or second hand spoke as a group A carcinogen, which is the most dangerous type.) B. Carbon Monoxide: is a colorless, odorless and poisonous gas that is taken up more readily by the blood than oxygen. C. Tar: a thick stick, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns, tar penetrates the smoker’s respiratory system, it destroys cilia.

PRHS Physical Education Department III. Harmful effects of Pipes and Cigars A. One Cigar contains significantly more nicotine and produce more tar and carbon monoxide than cigarettes do.

PRHS Physical Education Department IV. Harmful effects of smokeless tobacco A. Smokeless tobacco: is tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed. 1.Contains about 2-3 times more nicotine of a single cigarette. 2.Can cause leukoplakia: a thickened white leathery looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer.

PRHS Physical Education Department V. Short term effect of Tobacco use A. Changes in brain chemistry. Nicotine causes the body to crave more of the drug. B. Increased respiration and heart rate. Nicotine may cause irregular heart rate C. dulled taste buds and reduced appetite. D. bad breath and smelly hair.

PRHS Physical Education Department VI. Long term effects of tobacco use A. chronic bronchitis B. Emphysema: a disease that destroys the tiny air sacs in the lungs. A person with advanced emphysema can use up to 80% of their energy just trying to breath. C. Lung Cancer D. Coronary heart disease and stroke. Arteries may become clogged, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke

PRHS Physical Education Department Chapter 21 Tobacco Lesson 2

PRHS Physical Education Department I. Strategies for preventing use of tobacco A. Choose friends who don’t use tobacco. B. Avoid situations where tobacco products may be used C. Practice and use refusal skills

PRHS Physical Education Department II. Reasons to give up tobacco A. They begin health problems B. They have desire to quit C. Its an expensive habit D. Can lead to other risky behaviors E. Difficult to purchase if under 18 F. Damaging effect of secondhand smoke.

PRHS Physical Education Department Chapter 21 Tobacco Lesson 3

PRHS Physical Education Department I. Promoting a Smoke-Free Environment A. Main stream smoke: the smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker B. Side stream the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar C. ETS: Secondhand smoke, is air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke.

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