1. Lesson 1 Tobacco Use - A High Risk Behavior p. 528
Chapter Tobacco
Lesson 1
Tobacco Use - A High Risk Behavior p. 528

2. Health Terms Addiction Nicotine Stimulant Tar Carcinogens
Carbon monoxide
Smokeless tobacco

3. Why Young People Start Smoking
1/5 American teens smoke
Every day in the US 6,000 teens light up for the first time
3,000 become regular smokers
9/10 adult smokers began as teens
Of those who began smoking as teens, 1/3 will die from smoke related causes
2.6 million packs of cigarettes are sold illegally to minors

4. Why Young People Start Smoking cont’d
Many feel insecure in social situations
Smoking will take away that feeling
Smoking will make them seems older & more sophisticated
Peer pressure
They think the bad effects of smoking can only occur after years of smoking
They believe they can drop the habit anytime

5. What is in Cigarettes? The most popular form of tobacco
At least 43 chemicals
Cancer causing chemicals - Carcinogens
Cyanide
Formaldehyde
Arsenic
Nicotine - a stimulant
Tar
Carbon Monoxide

6. Smokeless Tobacco Sniffed Chewed Over 12 million American users
Starting between ages 13 & 15
Many believe smokeless is safer than smoking…NOT TRUE
Smokeless carries the same chemicals

7. Smokeless Tobacco Health Risks of Smokeless Tobacco:
Mouth sores that can turn to cancer of
Lips
Mouth
Throat
Damage to teeth and gums
Damage to digestive system

8. Other Forms of Tobacco Pipes Cigars
More tar and harmful chemicals are generated
Greater chance of lip, mouth and throat cancer

11. Benefits of Being a Nonsmoker
Better able to taste food
Better endurance and energy
$$$ for other things
Reduced risk of cancer, heart disease, & other life threatening diseases
Feeling better about yourself

12. Lesson 2 What Tobacco Does to the Body p. 533
Chapter Tobacco
Lesson 2
What Tobacco Does to the Body p. 533

13. List all of the possible consequences of tobacco use
Motivator
List all of the possible
consequences of tobacco use
that you can recall.

14. Health Terms Leukoplakia Passive smoke Mainstream smoke
Sidestream smoke

15. Why does a tobacco user want more?
The constriction of the blood vessels causes a mild high. When the vessels return to normal, there is a sensation of restlessness & irritation. The tobacco user does not like the discomfort & will repeat the behavior that produced pleasure. This causes a cycle of use that becomes habitual. The frequent use builds up an addiction to nicotine.

16. Effects of Smoking on the Smoker
Short-term effects
What happens immediately when smoking
Long-term effects
What happens when smoking continues

17. Long-Term Effects of Smoking
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)‏
Chronic Bronchitis
Bronchi are irritated
Cilia become useless
Excess mucus secretion
Emphysema

18. Long-Term Effects of Smoking cont’d
COPD cont’d
Emphysema
Destruction of the air sacs
Part of the lung where oxygen and
carbon dioxide are exchanged
Person uses about 80% of energy to breath compared to 5%
Lung Cancer

19. Long-Term Effects of Smoking cont’d
COPD cont’d
Lung Cancer
Cilia are destroyed
Mucus cannot be expelled
Both of those create idea living conditions for cancer cell to grow
Leading cause of cancer deaths among males
Becoming more significant in women

20. Cilia

21. Long-Term Effects of Smoking cont’d
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Nicotine
Makes the heart pump faster
Contributes to plaque (fatty deposit)‏
build-up
Smoking
Constricts the blood vessels
Raises blood pressure

22. Long-Term Effects of Smoking cont’d
Diseases of the Circulatory System cont’d
If all Americans stopped smoking
Heart disease deaths would be cut by almost 1/3
Saving over 30,000 lives a year

23. Reasons?
What is the reason a person with heart disease is told to avoid smoking?
Why does the heart need to work harder in a smoker than a non smoker?
What happens to the heart when it has to work overtime?

24. The Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco
Nicotine is just as harmful as smoking
Tar & chemicals go to the digestive & urinary systems
Leukoplakia
May develop into cancer
50% survive
Greater tooth wear
Bad breath
Discolored teeth
Receding gums
Exposed roots
More decay
Tooth loss

25. Smoking During and After Pregnancy
6,200 childhood deaths occur yearly due to parents smoking
2,800 from low birth weight due to pregnancy smoking
1,100 due to respiratory infections

26. Smoking During and After Pregnancy cont’d
Smoking During Pregnancy is Associated with:
Small fetal growth
Increased chance of spontaneous abortion, prenatal death, & still births
Growth and developmental problems
Intellectual & behavioral characteristics problems
Children of smokers have more than double the chances of lung cancer than those of nonsmokers.

27. Smoking During and After Pregnancy cont’d
How?
Nicotine pass through the placenta to the fetus
Carbon monoxide decreases oxygen concentration in the blood
All harmful substances can be passed to the infant while breast-feeding

28. Using smokeless tobacco
Smoking vs Smokeless
Using smokeless tobacco
is less dangerous
than smoking

29. Rights of the Nonsmoker
You have the right to ask a smoker to not smoke near you or in the presents of you. They can move to a designated smoking area.
You have then right to go to a smoke-free seating area or establishment.

30. Lesson 3 Choosing to be Tobacco Free p. 539
Chapter Tobacco
Lesson 3
Choosing to be Tobacco Free
p. 539

31. Health Terms
Nicotine withdrawal
Nicotine substitutes

32. Strategies for Quitting
Filters - a series of filters are added to the smoking tobacco to gradually decrease the amount of nicotine and tar consumed
Nicotine substitute – administer the chemicals in a decreasing manner
gum (OTC)‏
patch (prescription)
Nasal spray

33. Benefits of Quitting Improved cardiovascular endurance
Easier breathing
Decreased chance of heart disease and stroke
A sense of freedom and renewed vigor
No concern of where to light up
No glances from nonsmokers
Saved $$$ or money spent on other things

34. Ask yourself & write answers on paper:
Tips for Quitting
Ask yourself & write answers on paper:
How much do you smoke?
When do you smoke?
Where do you smoke?
What triggers the desire to smoke?
Who much does smoking cost?
What are the health concerns?
Who am I affecting (family, friends, etc)?

35. Tips for Quitting cont’d
Set and Write Goals:
Why do you want to quit?
Post goals around the house
Re-read goals when the urge to smoke arises
Develop stress management techniques

36. Tips for Quitting cont’d
Stress Management
Set a specific date and stick to it.
Set short term goals to reinforce the long term goal of QUITTING
Decide which approach(es) will be used
Get your environment ready for a smoke-free life
Set up a support system

37. Toward a Smoke-Free Society
Sales of tobacco products are more strictly enforced
Tobacco license are revoked
Vending machines are moved to better supervised areas
City laws restricting smoking in public places
Restaurants
Civic buildings
Business offices
lobbies
Airlines prohibit smoking on planes
Hotels designate smoking and non-smoking floors
Laws are in proposal to ban smoking in all public places
Business ban smoking at meetings and workplaces
Hosts at parties ask guests to smoke outside