Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 1 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Chapter Tobacco 14  Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco  Section 2 Health Effects of Smoking  Section 3 Passive Smoking  Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco  Section 5 The Decision to Quit Contents

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 2 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Fact or Fiction? Is this statement true or false? If you think it is false, explain what is true. Smoking wrinkles the skin.

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 3 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Content Vocabulary nicotine gateway drug

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 4 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Tobacco advertising targets teens. Teens and Tobacco Advertising

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 5 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Cigarette companies are required to inform the public that smoking harms health, but their advertisements don’t convey the harmful effects. Tobacco companies spend over $26 million a day on advertisements, in print and on the Internet, that appeal to young people.

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 6 << BACK NEXT >> HOME The tobacco industry targets teens because most smokers pick up the habit in their teen years. Worldwide, more than 5 million adult smokers die each year from smoking and smoking-related illnesses. The tobacco industry needs to find replacement smokers for those who die.

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 7 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Reasons teens give for smoking include: I’m young now. I can quit later. I don’t inhale. Smoking can’t hurt me. Smoking makes me look grown-up. I smoke filtered “light” cigarettes. They aren’t as harmful. Teens and Tobacco Advertising

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 8 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Other reasons teens give for smoking include: My parents (or friends) smoke. Why shouldn’t I? If I don’t spend the money on cigarettes, I’ll spend it on something else. It keeps me from biting my nails, putting on weight, or being mad or bored or hurt or unhappy. Teens and Tobacco Advertising

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 9 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Smoking causes addiction, especially in teens. Nicotine Addiction

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 10 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Tobacco’s active ingredient, nicotine, has effects on the brain similar to those of cocaine or heroin. Nicotine Addiction nicotine An addictive drug present in tobacco

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 11 << BACK NEXT >> HOME The director of the FDA once said that every year in the United States, “smoking kills more people than AIDS, car accidents, alcohol, homicides, illegal drugs, suicides and fires combined.” Nicotine Addiction

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 12 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Nicotine has many effects on the body: It affects the major organ systems: nervous system, cardiovascular system, and digestive system. It triggers the release of stress hormones, speeds up the heart, and raises blood pressure. Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 13 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Nicotine has many effects on the body: It changes brainwave patterns. It reduces anxiety and pain. It helps with concentration, dulls the taste buds, and reduces hunger. Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 14 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Nicotine withdrawal has many effects on the body: Lowered heart rate, lowered blood pressure, nausea, and headache. Irritability, restlessness, anxiety, drowsiness, inability to concentrate, and the craving for another dose. Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 15 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Physical addiction is the most important reason that people use tobacco. Psychological dependence occurs because nicotine brings pleasure and reduces pain. Smoking provides a temporary escape from small stresses and a busy schedule. Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 16 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Tobacco is a gateway drug and can eventually lead to the willingness to try much stronger drugs. Nicotine’s Harmful Effects Nicotine Addiction Gateway drug A drug whose abuse is likely to lead to the abuse of other, more potent and dangerous drugs

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 17 << BACK NEXT >> HOME Define nicotine. nicotine An addictive drug present in tobacco Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco Chapter 14 Tobacco 18 << BACK NEXT >> HOME What is the term for a drug whose abuse is likely to lead to abuse of other, more potent, and dangerous drugs? gateway drug A drug whose abuse is likely to lead to abuse of other, more potent, and dangerous drugs Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary

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