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Tobacco: True or False? Smoking pipes or cigars can be as deadly as smoking cigarettes. Nicotine is a drug. Tobacco only affects a person after years of use. Tobacco increases the risk of lung, mouth, throat, pancreatic, and bladder cancer. It is against the law to sell any tobacco product to someone under the age of 18. A person can easily quit smoking when he or she wants to. Young people do not become addicted as easily as adults do. Sometimes, medicine can help a person quit using tobacco. Positive peer pressure from friends can influence a teen to avoid tobacco. Once a person has used tobacco, quitting the habit will not help him or her recover from the health effects. Advertisements can encourage a false understanding of tobacco’s effects. Tobacco smoke can increase asthma symptoms in non-smokers.

Answers True False

Tobacco a plant with leaves that can be dried and mixed with chemicals to make products such as cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and cigars.

What’s in Tobacco Products? Additives: chemicals that help keep tobacco moist, help it to burn longer and taste better. Carbon Monoxide: a gas that enters the bloodstream and makes it hard for the body to get oxygen. Tar: a solid, sticky substance that coats the airways and lungs, blocking the air sacks. Nicotine: a highly addictive drug found in all tobacco products.

Other Chemicals Arsenic: used in rat poison Acetone: found in nail polish remover Formaldehyde: used in embalming Nitrobenzene: found in gasoline Hydrogen Cyanide: poison in gas chambers Lead: found in some paints Vinyl Chloride: used in garbage bags

Effects of Smoking Nicotine raises the heart rate and blood pressure. Skin, breath, hair, and clothing will immediately smell of smoke. Other people usually notice first. Nausea and dizziness can occur when you first start out to smoke. Senses of taste and smell will suffer. Foods will no longer smell or taste the same. Shortness and increased coughing. Smokers get sick more frequently and stay sick longer.

Smokeless Tobacco Chewing Tobacco: coarsely chopped tobacco leaves that contain flavorings and additives. Can be chewed or tucked under the lips. Snuff: powdered tobacco that people sniff inside of the nose or place in the mouth

Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Chewing can cause yellow teeth, bad breath, cuts & sores, & tooth decay. Snuff can destroy the ability to smell, taste & cause the nose to decay. Gum disease can occur, eventually leading to cancer. Disfigurement of the face.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Smoke that comes from the end of a lit cigarette and the smoke that is inhaled by a non-smokers mouth. Is just as dangerous as smoking. Non-smokers are at risk for the same health problems as smokers. Many smokers will die from smoking related illnesses each year. Especially dangerous for children.

Effects of Smoking Chronic Effect: a consequence that remains with a person for a long time. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monitors the safety of foods, drinks and medicines. But it does not monitor tobacco products.

Other Tobacco Products Bidis: unfiltered cigarettes that are wrapped in brown leaves and tied with thread. Come in flavors which make them appealing to teens. Pipe tobacco Cigars Clove Cigarettes

Tobacco Products, Disease & Death

Tobacco Products, Disease & Death

Cancer A disease in which damaged cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissue. Smoking causes about 30% of all cancer deaths. Smoking can cause cancer of the bladder, kidneys, throat, mouth and lungs.

Lung Cancer The leasing cause of cancer deaths among men and women who smoke. Can be difficult to find early because it spreads quickly. It doesn’t matter what type of cigarette you smoke, the risk is still high. If a smoker quits, the risk goes down.

Mouth Cancer Smokeless tobacco causes cancer of the mouth, head and neck. Have a higher risk of getting mouth cancer if you are a chewer than a cigarette smoker. Chewers develop sores in their mouth that can become cancerous. If a user quits, the sores can disappear. The risk of oral, or mouth cancer depends on how long and how much smokeless tobacco has been used.

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) A disorder of the circulatory system. Includes heart disease, chronic high blood pressure, and stroke. CVD is the highest leading cause of death for adults in the US. Damages the inside lining of the arteries which allows solid material to build up and block the blood flow. (blood clot)

CVD Heart Attack: occurs when the blood flow is restricted to the heart. Stroke: occurs when the blood supply to the brain is blocked. Blocked arteries to the limbs can cause severe pain. If the condition worsens, then amputation of a limb might be needed. The younger you are when you start to use tobacco products, the higher your risk.

Respiratory Disease A disease that, once developed, is always present and will not go away. 2 most common chronic respiratory diseases are bronchitis and emphysema.

Chronic Bronchitis A disease that causes the airways of the lungs to become irritated and swollen. The irritation causes a mucus build-up and cough a lot. Causes difficulty breathing.

Emphysema A disease in which the tiny air- sacks and the walls of the lungs are destroyed. Damage is permanent. People with emphysema may require a machine to help them breath.

Other Health Problems Catch the flu and colds more often Increased risk for dental and gum disease Eye diseases Premature signs of aging Harmful to unborn children

Social & Emotional Effects

Social & Emotional Effects Costs money Illegal ramifications Laws against indoor smoking can cause problems. Friendships can suffer. Parental relationships can suffer. Emotional difficulty with smoking because it causes health problems.

Breaking Rules Against the law to sell products to anyone under the age of 18. Forbidden on school grounds. Parental rules

Social Strain When the use of tobacco causes awkward of risky situations and creates tension among family and friends. It can be difficult for family members to watch a loved one increase his or her chances of dying from a deadly disease. Can also arise when someone is pressured to use a tobacco product when they don’t want to.

Activity Tobacco habits are expensive. Get into groups of 4-5 and add up how much money you would spend if you smoked, from the given scenarios. Write out smoking scenarios.

Addiction

Addiction A condition in which a person can no longer control his or her need or desire for a drug. The more a substance is used , the more it is needed.

Nicotine A highly poisonous substance that only takes second to reach the brain. Attaches to receptors in the brain and sends a chemical message throughout the body. Increases heart rate Raises blood pressure The brain increases the number of receptors which then requires the brain to need more nicotine.

Tolerance, Dependence, & Withdrawal Tolerance: a condition in which a user needs more of a drug to get the same effects. Dependence: when a user relies on the drug to feel normal. Withdrawal: the way in which the body responds when a dependent person stops using a drug. Include uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms.

Responses Everybody is different, therefore their responses to the drugs are different. Social factors and family history can influence the way people react.

Quitting

It’s Tough to Quit 30 Million people in the US try to quit smoking. Only 5% have long-term success Relapse: to begin using a drug again after stopping for awhile. It is hard to quit even in you want to.

Planning Methods can be different “cold turkey”: suddenly and completely stopping. Cessation: the act of stopping something entirely and permanently. Most people need help Doctor, health professional, counselor. Avoid situations where people are going to be smoking Choose another activity instead of smoking

NRT: Nicotine Replacement Therapy A safe medicine that delivers small amounts of nicotine to the body. Helps ease withdrawal symptoms. 2 most common forms Nicotine Gum Patches

Why Quit? Positive changes start happening immediately. Carbon Monoxide levels return to normal Immune system recovers Mouth sores heal Keeps problems from getting worse. Benefits of quitting are greater the sooner a person stops. Quitting is one of the most beneficial things a person can do in his or her life.

Why People Use Tobacco

Peer Pressure A strong influence from a friend or classmate

Family & Role Models Modeling: basing your behavior on how others act. Children of smokers are 37% more likely to smoke than non-smokers children. Role Models: Movie stars Pro Athletes

Advertising Promotion: making a product seem wonderful by hosting games or concerts, giving out free samples, or setting up displays. Targeted Marketing: advertising aimed at a particular group of people.

Activity List all of the advertisements that you have seen or read in the past week. Identify what tobacco product it was advertising and where you saw it.

Choosing Not to Use Tobacco

Refusal Skills Say NO Give a reason Walk away

Avoid Tobacco Environments People who spend less time in tobacco environments are less likely to use tobacco People who have quit using tobacco can be tempted to relapse Non-smokers avoid ETS

Set an Example You can be a positive influence when you choose not to smoke or chew tobacco Positive Peer Pressure: influence from friends that helps you do the right thing.

Activity Since tobacco products are not monitored, write out an argument stating reasons for the FDA start monitoring them.