Resist Pressure to use Tobacco

Statement of Objective  Identify the potential impact of Tobacco use on all aspects of a young person’s life.  Group activity to encourage people not to use tobacco products

 Tobacco is a plant that contains Nicotine.  Nicotine is an addictive stimulant drug.

 More people die each year from smoking-related causes than die from:  Motor vehicle accidents  Drugs  STD’s  Homicides  COMBINED!!!

Items that contain Nicotine  CigarettesCigarette Smoke  CigarsCigar Smoke  Chewing tobacco  Snuff  Smoking a pipe

YUCK  Teens who smoke have bad breath, yellow teeth and yellow fingernails. They have runny noses, scratchy throats and dull skin & hair. Their clothes and hair smell like smoke

 The U.S. states with the highest percentage of smokers are: 

Kentucky (28.7%), Indiana (27.3%), Tennessee (26.8%),

 The U.S. states with the lowest percentage of smokers are:

Utah (11.5%) California (15.2%) Connecticut (16.5%)

 The N.C. cities with the highest percentage of smokers are:  Greensboro, N.C. 28.3%  Wilmington, N.C. 26.5%  Hickory, N.C. 25.9%

 The U.S. cities with the highest percentage of smokers are:  1. Huntington, W.Va. 34.4%  2. Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn. 30.5%  3.Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss. 28.8%

Smokers(Race)  White17.4%  Black19.1%  Hispanic14.1%  Asian/Pacific Islander 8.1%  American Indian/Alaska Native 32.8%  Other21.2%

Smokers(Race) in NC  White19.8%  Black21.6%  Hispanic  Asian/Pacific Islander  American Indian/Alaska Native  Other

Question 1 WWWWhat NC city was the Cigarettes called Marlboro manufactured? CCCConcord

Question 2  What NC city was the Cigarettes called Salem's manufactured?  Winston-Salem

Cigars  1 cigar contains more nicotine & 15 times as much tobacco as 1 cigarette.

Secondhand Smoke  Secondhand smoke is smoke that a person exhales while smoking.  Side stream smoke is smoke that is given off by burning cigarettes, pipes or cigars

Ways to Avoid Breathing Secondhand Smoke  1 Avoid being around people who are smoking.  2. Ask people who are around you to stop smoking.  3. Select restaurants and other places that have non-smoking policies

Shocking Tobacco Facts  Approximately 10 million cigarettes are purchased a minute

Shocking Tobacco Facts  15 billion cigarettes are sold each day  5 trillion cigarettes are produced and used on an annual basis

 In most countries around the world, the legal age for the purchase of tobacco products is now 18, raised from 16,  In Japan the age minimum is 20 years old.

Video  List reason why Eddie says that smoking is cool  List reasons why the other teenagers say that you should not smoke.