1. Tobacco

2. Activity www.cdc.gov Healthy living tab
Cigarette and tobacco use
Quit smoking (left column)
How to quit (left column)
Tips from smokers (left column)
Real Stories (above picture)
By name (left column)
Choose 2 people and read their story
Write a brief summary of each, name, age, how long they smoked, what happened

3. Tobacco products Cigarettes Chewing tobacco and Snuff
Tobacco leaves are dried and hundreds of chemicals are added to them
Chewing tobacco and Snuff
Chopped tobacco leaves, chemicals and flavoring
Pipe tobacco, clove cigarettes, and cigars
Higher levels of nicotine than cigarettes
Smokers don’t always inhale but can absorb nicotine through the mouth
Bidis
Unfiltered cigarettes that come in flavors
High levels of nicotine, CO, tar

4. E-Ciggs/Vapors Don’t contain tobacco
Contains a cartridge of liquid nicotine
Battery used to heat up the liquid to create vapor- which is inhaled
Safety concerns on inhaling pure nicotine?
Not enough research has been done

5. Chemicals found in Cigarettes
Nicotine- highly addictive stimulant
Enters the blood stream and reaches the brain within seconds of inhaling or chewing
Effects of nicotine
High BP
Increase HR
Feel dizzy
Nausea
Vomit
Feel relaxed
Feel energetic

6. Chemicals found in Cigarettes
Chemicals keep tobacco moist, make it taste better and help it burn
Carbon monoxide- gas that makes it hard for blood to carry oxygen
Tar- sticky substance that can coat the airways

7. Why people use tobacco
Peer pressure- strong influence from friends/classmates
Family
Famous people- actors, athletes, musicians
Advertising
Internal pressures- rebellious, curious

8. Early effects of smoking
After just one puff
Clothes, hair, and skin smell like smoke
Nausea and dizziness
Increase heart rate

9. Long term effects of smoking
Bad breath
Persistent coughing
Excess mucus
Discolored teeth
Shortness of breath
Impaired physical ability

10. Physical Effects- Cancer
Cancer- a disease in which damaged cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissue
Smoking causes about 30% of all cancer deaths
Tobacco use increases your chance of
Lung cancer
Mouth cancer
Throat cancer
Bladder cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Kidney cancer

11. Physical Effects- Respiratory disease
Chronic bronchitis- lining of the airway becomes very swollen and irritated
Large amounts of mucus
Cough a lot
Difficulty to breath
Emphysema- disease which the tiny air sacs and walls of the lungs are destroyed
Permanent damage
Depend on oxygen machines
These can lead to heart disease and death

12. Physical Effects- Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease- diseases of the circulatory system
Heart disease
High blood pressure
Stroke
Nicotine increases heart rate and constricts blood vessels= stress on the heart
CO decreases oxygen in blood= heart must work faster
Blood clot- solid mass of blood particles that form when the blood slows

15. Effects of smokeless tobacco
Bad breath
Yellow teeth
Gum disease
White sores
Cancer
Disfigured face
Difficulty with eating or speaking

16. Second Hand Smoke Chemicals from tobacco smoke that fill the air
Non smokers can suffer from the same health problems
Especially dangerous for children, children who live with parent who smoke are more prone to
Reduced lung growth
Increase risk of respiratory illness

17. Social and Emotional Health Effects
Illegal if under 18
Friendships in danger
Strain relationships with parents
Not able to quit smoking can be frustrating and confusing
Knowing the dangers of smoking can be an emotional burden

18. Getting hooked Tolerance- body is getting used to a drug
Need more of the drug to get the effects
Physical Dependence- state in which the body needs a drug to function normally
Experience fewer effects of tobacco
Drug addiction- the inability to control one’s use of a drug
Psychological dependence- state in which you think that you need a drug in order to function

19. Activity www.cdc.gov Healthy living tab Answer the following questions
Cigarette and tobacco use
Data and statistics (left column)
State data (left column)
Tobacco control state highlights
Highlight 2012 state map
Click GA on map
Answer the following questions

20. Activity Continued
Using the graph “Current cigarette and smokeless tobacco use among Adults” answer the following questions
Who is more likely to smoke males or females?
Who is more likely to smoke high school graduate or high school drop out?
Which nationality has the highest percentage of smokers?
Which age group has the highest percentage of smokers?
5. What percentage of youths in Georgia smoke cigarettes? Smokeless tobacco?

21. Quitting Most people who quit relapse in a few months
Relapse- to begin using a drug again after stopping for a while
Quitting is difficult
Physical dependence
Psychological dependence
Discomfort of withdrawal
Withdrawal- the way in which the body responds when a dependent person stops using a drug
Feel anxious, irritable, tired, headaches, poor concentration

22. Methods for quitting Cold turkey Support groups Change habits
Stopping suddenly and completely
Support groups
Other people who are trying to quit
Change habits
Nicotine replacement therapy
Smaller dosage of nicotine
Gum, lozenges, patches

23. Being tobacco free Refusal skills Avoid tobacco environments
Be a positive influence
Healthy physical, emotional, mental and social life