Target: Tobacco Family Health Dec. 9, 2013 Entry Task: What are 5 side effects from using tobacco products? h?v=u_8BerrJg0M Meet Bryan Lee Curtis.

Target: Tobacco Walk Family Health Dec. 10 Entry Task: What is a “carcinogen”? How many are found in a cigarette? h?v=u_8BerrJg0M Meet Bryan Lee Curtis.

What’s Your Tobacco IQ? At high doses, nicotine is a nerve poison. Chewing tobacco is safer than smoking tobacco because no smoke gets into the lungs. You can smoke for many years before you start to harm your lungs. The smoke that escapes from a burning cigarette is dangerous to others. The placenta protects a fetus from smoke in women that smoke during pregnancy. Nonsmokers get fewer colds than smokers.

Tobacco Facts More than 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke 40 are carcinogens Kills over 400,000 people in the US each year Each year, smoking kills more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murders, suicides, and fires--- combined! The amount smoking costs society per year is $138 billion 75% of society DOES NOT smoke 80% of adult smokers started before the age of 18 Males are more likely than females to try smoking Secondhand smoke kills 3,000 non-smokers each year in the US By the year 2025, 500 million people will die of tobacco- related disease. That’s a Vietnam War every day for 27 years. That’s a Titanic every 43 minutes for 27 years. That’s one death every 1.7 seconds One pack per day costs about $2920/year ($8/pk) which equates to almost $1.5 million dollars over 50 years

Terminology Nicotine ◦Highly addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products Carcinogens ◦Any chemical or agent that causes cancer Tar ◦A sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and that contains many carcinogens

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Dangers of Tobacco Use 1. Premature wrinkling skin 2. Fires 3. Cancer 4. Heart Disease 5. High BP 6. Stroke 7. Oral Disease 8. Pregnancy risks 9. Diabetes 10. Obesity 11. Mental retardation 12. Clef palate 13. Premature birth/death 14. SIDS

Effects on the Body

If You Quit After 20 minutes your heart rate slows. After 12 hours the carbon monoxide in your blood returns to a normal level. Between 2 weeks to 3 months your lung functions improve and your risk of heart attacks declines. Between 1 to 9 months your coughing and shortness of breath reduces. After 1 year your risk of a heart attack in one half that of a smoker's. Between 5 to 15 years your risk of stroke is the same as someone who does not smoke. After 10 years your risk of lung cancer is one half that of a smoker's. After 15 years your risk of a heart attack is that of a non- smoker's. Resource: facts.info/tobacco_withdrawal.htmhttp:// facts.info/tobacco_withdrawal.htm

A Tobacco Free Life Never start and you will… ◦Be healthier ◦Be richer ◦Smell better ◦Look better ◦Taste your food But if you do you need to stop here’s how… ◦Set a date ◦Set milestones ◦Change your habit ◦Get support