Mr. Hager 7th Grade Health Tobacco Unit Mr. Hager 7th Grade Health

How is tobacco used? Cigarettes Cigars Chewing Tobacco Pipe Hookah

Ingredients Over 4,000 chemicals Nicotine Tar Stimulant that causes the addiction Tar Flavor of the cigarette Consists of 100+ known carcinogens (cancer- causing agents) Forms a brown sticky substance that lines the lungs

Tar

Ingredients

Ingredients Polonium 210 1 Pack of cigarettes a day for 1 year = 300 Chest x-rays!

Health Problems Premature Death Each cigarette smoked takes 5-10 minutes off of your life! How much time does a pack a day smoker lose in a day? A week? A month? A year? How much does it cost to smoke a pack a day? A week? A month? A year?

Health Problems Chronic bronchitis Emphysema – destroyed air sacs in lungs Heart disease – increased heart rate and blood pressure, constricts blood vessels Cancer – mouth, larynx, esophagus, lip, lung Other – bad breath, dulled taste buds and smell, stained teeth, ulcers, premature wrinkling and balding, harms immune system, gum disorders, allergies, asthma and more………

Chewing Tobacco Dip Placed between lip and gum

Chewing Tobacco Chew or Chewing Tobacco Placed between cheek and gum

Reasons why people smoke Peer pressure Addicted Think it looks cool Parents smoke Celebrities/Role Models Smoke Media To rebel Can you think of any other reasons?

How do you quit? Nicotine Patch Nicotine Gum Cold Turkey Electronic/Water Vapor Cigarettes

How do you quit? Wooden Cigarette Acupuncture Hypnosis Hotlines

Addiction Tobacco is as addictive as cocaine and heroin Withdrawal Symptoms Difficulty sleeping Crave nicotine Moody Nervous Hungry Tolerance – body needs more of the drug for the same effect

Second-Hand Smoke Smoke being inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by others Is second-hand smoke worse than smoking yourself?

Second-Hand Smoke 2 types Sidestream – smoke from the burning end of the cigarette Twice as much tar and nicotine and three times as many cancer-causing agents and carbon monoxide Mainstream – smoke the smoker exhales Against the law in NJ to smoke inside a public place, such as a store, restaurant, bar and more…….

Smoking Stats 88% of adult smokers start before the age of 18 Only 18% of high school students have smoked at least 1 cigarette in the last month Only 4% of middle school students have smoked at least 1 cigarette in the last month