TOBACCO

SMOKING - Why Would They Start?  Surroundings  Peer Pressure  Stress Reliever  Family Members  Fit In / Look Older  To be Tough/Cool  Media  Curiosity  Rebellion  Depression  Experiment

SMOKING - Ways to say NO!  Walk Away  Make a Joke  Tell them the Facts  Change the Subject  Be Direct / Assertive  Sports  Money  I’m Allergic  Cold Shoulder  Don’t want Cancer

What would you say?

SMOKING - Ways to STOP!!  Set a Date  List Reasons  Avoid other Smokers  Throw away Reminders  Don’t Quit Quitting  Ask for Help  Accupuncture  Suck on Candy  Change Routine

SMOKING - Products to Help  Patch  Inhaler  Counter   Tarblock (cigarette filters)  ZeroNicotine (pills)  Nicorette Gum

SMOKING - During Pregnancy  Toxins = Lack of Oxygen & Nutrients - Early Delivery - Middle Ear Infections - Withdraw Symp.- Low Birth Weight (2x) - Cerebral Palsy - Sudden Infant - Cleft Lip / Palate Death Syndrome - Physical Deformities

SMOKING - Effects on the Budget  Higher Insurance  Doctor Appointments  Dentist Cost (cleaning, care)  Lower Resale Value (car, house, etc.)

SMOKING - Effects on the Budget  Cost: - pack $ years $10, week $ years $21, month $ years $43, YEAR $2, years $87,360.00

What would you buy?

SMOKING - What’s Inside a Cigarette * Over 4,000 different chemicals * 43 known to cause Cancer! (carcinogens)  Acetone – nail polish remover  Ammonia – household cleaners  Arsenic- poison used to kill rats  Butane- flammable substance in gasoline  Cadmium – batteries / oil paint

SMOKING - What’s Inside a Cigarette  Carbon Monoxide – gas; starves oxygen  Cyanide – deadly poison  Formaldehyde – embalming fluid  Lead – heavy metal  Nicotine – highly addictive  Polonium 210 – radioactive material  Tar – accumulates in the lungs Foods must list ingredients on their package, cigarettes do not

Toxins

SMOKING - Effects Inside your Mouth  Bad Breath!  Damage to Taste Buds / Hairy Tongue  Gum Disease, Rotting Teeth, Stained Teeth GingivitisTooth DecayHairy Tongue

SMOKING - Effects Inside your Mouth  Leukoplakia - Disease of the mouth (gums, cheeks, tongue) - Starts as flat gray-white sores - Patches become thick, rough, & hard

SMOKING - Respiratory System  Kills Cilia  Cough / Sore Throat  Irritation Trachea / Larynx  Bronchitis (acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes)  Lung Cancer  Emphysema (primarily causes shortness of breath)

SMOKING - Circulatory System  Heart Disease  Less Blood Flow  Raised Blood Pressure  Stickier Blood; Clots Easier * Slowly kills you – Every cig min.*

SMOKING - Outside your body  Bad Breath  Stained Nails & fingers  Blindness  Premature Wrinkles  Smelly car, clothes, house

SMOKING - Other Effects  Stroke  Fatigue  Headaches  Sleep Problems  Weakened Bones  Blood Shot Eyes  Reduced Fertility

SMOKING - Smokeless Tobacco *spit, chew, chow, & dip  Perception (not as bad)  Very addictive (more nicotine)  Stick on bottom lip (gums) – suck juices

SMOKING - Smokeless Tobacco  Result: - Ulcers - Receding Gums - Cracking & Bleeding of Gums - Tumors / Oral Cancer

SMOKING - Smokeless Tobacco  Common signs of oral cancer are… - Lump or white patch - Sore that does not heal - Prolonged sore throat - Difficulty in chewing - Restricted movement tongue or jaw

SMOKING - Pics

SMOKING - Secondhand Smoke  Combination of: Mainstream = exhaled by the smoker and Sidestream = burning end of a cigarette  15% of cig. smoke gets inhaled by the smoker  85 percent breathe by innocent bystander  For every 8 smokers who die, 1 bystander dies

SMOKING - Secondhand  Increased Risk - coughing, wheezing & asthma - throat irritation, hoarseness - headache, nausea - burning eyes - buildup of fluid in ear

SMOKING - Effects on Athletics  Increased Phlegm  Lack Mental Focus  Increased Heart Rate (3x)  Prone to Infections / Longer to Heal  Reduce Oxygen / Shortness of Breath

SMOKING - Facts:  Smokers lose 5.5 minutes of life per. cigarette smoked.  Tobacco kills more Americans than AIDS,. drugs, homicides, fires, and auto. accidents combined.  Every 6.5 seconds, a current or former smoker dies

SMOKING Concept Definition Map = Emphysema Charts and Graph = Smoking Rate Reading/Text & Marginalia = Article NCA Persuasive Paper = Who is to blame for a smokers death, the smoker or the tobacco company.

SMOKING GRAPH

SMOKING - Advertising  15 billion spent on advertising  Colorful graphics to catch the eye  Give-aways sports / music events  Use mascots / characters (Joe Camel)  Positioned next to candy to attract teens  Portray: attractive, desirable, independence

Common Advertising Techniques  Humor – Funny ads may cause you to associate a product with fun or feeling good.  Slogans and jingles – Catchy phrases or tunes may help you remember the product.  Testimonials – “Satisfied customers” may convince you that the product works

 Attractive Models – The use of attractive models communicates the idea that attractive or successful people use the product.  Positive Images – The ad may imply that you need the product to be strong, independent, and successful

 Bandwagon Approach – The ad makes you think that everyone uses the product. You may want to “jump on the bandwagon” too.  Appeal to the senses – The use of beautiful or exciting scenery, colors, or music appeals to the senses.  Price appeal – The ad may imply the product is a better bargain than other products.