1. Australia’s youth and smoking rates

3. Imagine if a passenger airplane crashed in Australia every Wednesday, this is how many people (approx. 290 people) die from smoking every week.

4. What is in a cigarette?
A cigarette contains over 4000 chemicals. Many of them cause cancer and they include;
TAR- this is a black, sticky substance that contains poisonous chemicals.
NICOTINE- chemical in tobacco that causes addiction.
CARBON MONOXIDE- poisonous gas.
HYDROGEN CYONIDE- poison used in the gas chambers in WW2.
METALS- nickel, arsenic and cadmium.
RADIOACTIVE COMPONENTS
PESTOCIDE

5. Brainstorming Activity
LIST ALL THE DIFFERENT NAMES YOU HAVE HEARD USED FOR CIGARETTE.
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6. What can just 1 do?
Increase carbon monoxide levels in lungs, so less oxygen getting to vital organs
Nicotine goes to the brain and muscle tissue – addictive ingredient.
Heart rate increases.
Blood pressure increases.
Skin temperature decreases.
Lung capacity decreases.
Bad breath.
Eye and nasal passages become irritated.
Tremors in your hands
Your airways leading to your lungs can become blocked.
Number these from 1-10 of importance, with one being the most severe effect and 10 being the least.

7. Unpleasant effects on the body
SMELL- smokers cannot smell how they smell
to others and can also suffer bad breath.
TASTE- taste buds don’t work as well so you
may not enjoy your food properly.
PREGNANCY- Females have more trouble falling
pregnant and may have painful menstruations.
Smoking can also harm the baby if it continues through pregnancy.
CIRCULATION- Narrowing of the veins may lead to poor circulation.
HAIR/NAILS- greasy and unclean.
TEETH- Yellow

8. Impact on physical health

9. Impact on mental health
Nicotine is addictive and so alters brain functioning.
You develop a physical and mental dependence on cigarettes
Many smokers think smoking gives them a temporary relief from the stresses and strains of life but according to research smoking is directly proportional to levels of stress- so the more you smoke the more stress you can feel - your level of stress is likely to multiply rather than reduce.
There is also a study that shows a link between reducing or quitting smoking and lower stress levels. Though quitting can cause initial stress it is very advantageous in the long run.
So it is a myth that smoking relaxes!!
Adolescents exposed to smoking are likely to be affected by a lack of focus.
Instability, reduced ability to think logically, loss of memory and panic attacks are some of the other fallouts on mental health of smokers.
Sudden bouts of depression and swings of moods can also be included.
Do remember by choosing not to smoke, you are not only adding to your health and longevity; but also offering significant social responsibility.

10. Impact on social health
While for some, smoking can be a way to socialise and connect with others, it definitely has its drawbacks. • Social stigma and isolation - some smokers feel that they are being looked down on. As smoking rates decline, many people do not want to be exposed to other peoples’ smoke. Non smokers have the • Lack of freedom - having to worry about where you can go and whether you can smoke. • Feeling that you’re not in control of your life – having to organise daily living around smoking. This might include spending more money than you can afford on cigarettes; feeling unwell and unclean; and not being fit as you would like to be.

11. The benefits of quitting

12. The benefits of quitting

13. Smoking statistics General facts
Smoking is the largest single preventable cause of death and disease in Australia.
Smoking kills around 15,000 Australians every year.
It is estimated that four in five deaths from drug-related causes (tobacco, alcohol, licit and illicit drugs) are due to cigarette smoking.
One in two lifetime smokers will die from their addiction.
Smoking costs the community over $31 billion per year.
In 2010, the smoking rate among adults (aged 18 years and over) was 17.5%. The smoking rate has almost halved since 1980.
Most adults who smoke first tried cigarettes when they were teenagers.
90% of adults who smoke wish they had never started.
Around 80% of Victorian smokers have tried to quit.

14. Smoking statistics

15. Smoking statistics

16. Smoking statistics

17. Prevalence of smoking among 12 - 15 and 16 - 17 year olds*
Smoking statistics
Prevalence of smoking among and year olds*
in Australia:

18. Smoking statistics
Figure 1.6.1  Prevalence of Australian secondary school students who report smoking in the
last week, Australia 1984 to 2011: 12–15 year olds and 16 & 17 year olds

19. Smoking statistics

21. 2012/3 – Plain packaging – no brands/labels
What factors have contributed the decline in the number of smokers between 1983 and 2011
2012/3 – Plain packaging – no brands/labels

22. Why some people may smoke
they think they will only smoke occasionally and they can stop when they want to;
to look older, more adult;
to fit in with the group;
simple curiosity;
someone in their family smokes or they think that everyone does it so it must be ok;
they think it will make them less stressed;

23. Why some people may smoke
Mental health
Use other drugs and alcohol
Boredom - unemployed
low education
It’s easy to get cigarettes.
their favourite footy player or school teacher or someone they look up to smokes;

24. Why some people may smoke
On a dare to show that you are not timid or afraid.
To appear sophisticated or cool
To assert your independence
As a sign of protest, rebellion, or to defy authority
they believe smoking is glamorous because it looks cool on TV or in movies;

25. HEALTH FACTS
Regular smokers have 1 in 6 chances of developing lung cancer.
Smoking is the most common form of cancer of the throat and mouth.
Increases chances of developing stomach ulcers.
Smokers are 10 times more likely to get heart disease or have a stroke.

26. Influences on teens to smoke
- Need to conform
- Media images
- Family (parents smoke)
- Friends- seen to be cool, more interesting
- Believe smoking can calm them down, relieve stress, help them to concentrate, help them to lose weight or help them to have a good time.

27. TV Ad Campaigns Discuss & think - Why do we need these ads?
Sponge You should have….

28. TV Ad Campaigns Discuss
- Everybody Knows
- Excuses

29. Passive Smoking
Breathing in another persons smoke from their cigarette.
The process of smoking produces three different types of tobacco smoke:
1. Mainstream smoke – this is smoke directly inhaled by the smoker through a burning cigarette.
2. Exhaled mainstream smoke – this is smoke breathed out by the smoker.
3. Sidestream smoke – this is smoke which drifts from the burning end of a cigarette.

30. Passive Smoking In adults • Heart disease • Lung cancer
• Irritation of the eyes and nose
In children
• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS or cot death)
• Lower birthweight (where the mother was exposed to ETS)
• Bronchitis, pneumonia and other lung/airways infections
• Asthma, and worsening of asthma in children who already have this disease
• Middle ear disease (otitis media or ‘glue ear’)
• Respiratory symptoms (coughing, wheezing)

31. Passive Smoking Advertisement
Watch this advertisement and discuss ways that the impacts of Passive smoking can be limited for YOURSELF.
– passive smoking ABC news report
– passive smoking - smoke snakes

32. EACH GROUP NEEDS A COPY OF THE 10 SCENARIOS
Choose wisely!!!!
SCENARIOS
EACH GROUP NEEDS A COPY OF THE 10 SCENARIOS
In groups of 4, select 3 of the 10 scenarios and for each one:
List the different options there are in how you might respond
How can you be assertive in dealing with the situation?
Can the ’harm minimisation’ approach be used – in what way?
EACH GROUP WILL REPORT BACK TO THE CLASS ON 1- 3 OF THE SCENARIOS