Warm Up Please Identify reasons why teens may start to use tobacco

Tobacco Use and Teens Lesson 3, Chapter 8Lesson 3, Chapter 8

Why Do Teens Begin Using Tobacco? The good news: The number of younger Americans who smoke cigarettes has been going down since the late 1990s. The good news: The number of younger Americans who smoke cigarettes has been going down since the late 1990s. The bad news: Each day, nearly 3,000 kids under the age of 18 try their first cigarette and another 700 become regular, daily smokers. About one-third of these smokers will die prematurely from a smoking-related disease. The bad news: Each day, nearly 3,000 kids under the age of 18 try their first cigarette and another 700 become regular, daily smokers. About one-third of these smokers will die prematurely from a smoking-related disease. More bad news: As of 2013, nearly 23% of all high school students (grades 9-12) had used some kind of tobacco product in the past month. Now, there are more forms of tobacco to choose from, and many teens are choosing flavored cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookahs, pipes, and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).They often choose more than one: nearly 13% of high school students had used more than one type of tobacco product in the past month. More bad news: As of 2013, nearly 23% of all high school students (grades 9-12) had used some kind of tobacco product in the past month. Now, there are more forms of tobacco to choose from, and many teens are choosing flavored cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookahs, pipes, and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).They often choose more than one: nearly 13% of high school students had used more than one type of tobacco product in the past month.

Why Do Teens Begin Using Tobacco? Thinking it will help with weight loss Peer Pressure Parents or other family members use tobacco Wanting to seem more grown-up Wanting to be just like a favorite celebrity Wanting to look cool Addiction Media make it attractive

Tobacco Addiction Addiction: a mental or physical need for a drug or other substance.Addiction: a mental or physical need for a drug or other substance. *Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine and heroin!*Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine and heroin! Withdrawal: the unpleasant symptoms that someone experiences when he or she stops using an addictive substance. *Withdrawal symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, fever, headaches, dizziness, body aches, cramps, seizures, poor sleeping habits, mood swings.

Tobacco Addiction Psychological Dependence: a person’s belief that he or she needs a drug to feel good or function normally. Most people know that tobacco is dangerous. Their need for it outweighs the fear of danger as they connect tobacco use with feeling relaxed. *A person is more “comfortable” high, Self-medicating*A person is more “comfortable” high, Self-medicating

Tobacco Addiction Physical Dependence: an addiction in which the body develops a chemical need for a drug. Teens can develop a physical dependence for nicotine much more easily than adults can --> their bodies and brains are not fully developed. Tolerance: the body’s need for larger and larger amounts of a drug to produce the same effect. The body’s need for nicotine causes a person to crave the tobacco product, having users smoke or chew tobacco more often.

Tobacco Advertising Target Audience: a group of people for which a product is intended.Target Audience: a group of people for which a product is intended. Product Placement: when a company pays to show its products in media being used by celebrities. Examples: bright packages…use of cartoon characters…ads that show young attractive people having fun, dancing, and playing sports…use of celebrities Media Literacy: the ability to understand the goals of advertising and the media.Media Literacy: the ability to understand the goals of advertising and the media.

Antismoking Efforts Legal Bans on Tobacco AdsLegal Bans on Tobacco Ads In the Unites States, laws protect young people from tobacco advertisements In the Unites States, laws protect young people from tobacco advertisements (tobacco companies cannot place outdoor ads within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds) Tobacco companies cannot make or sell hats, t-shirts, and other items Tobacco companies cannot make or sell hats, t-shirts, and other items Tobacco ads cannot appear on radio and TV Tobacco ads cannot appear on radio and TV It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under age 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under age 18 Antismoking Ad CampaignsAntismoking Ad Campaigns Advertisements helping to create awareness about the dangers of tobacco use, including long term and short term consequences. Advertisements helping to create awareness about the dangers of tobacco use, including long term and short term consequences.