1. Tobacco and Marijuana

3. Tobacco and Marijuana
Target: I will be able to list some harmful substances found in tobacco and effects of marijuana use
What is in Cigarettes? (and the other places they are found):
Acetone – found in nail polish remover
Acetic Acid –  found in vinegar and hair dye
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4. Ammonia –found in household cleaner and fertilizer
Arsenic – used in rat poison

5. Cyanide – used in paper, textiles, plastics, WWII bombs
Formaldehyde – embalming fluid

6. Lead – used in batteries
Nicotine: a poisonous and highly addictive stimulant found in all tobacco products, which dulls taste buds

7. Tar- a sticky, dark, thick fluid that is formed when tobacco is burned; major cause of lung cancer
Gives cigarettes their flavor
Sticks to the airways and lungs, and paralyzes and destroys cilia- tiny hairs that line the respiratory tract and sweeps mucus towards the mouth to be eliminated.

9. Healthy Lungs- Effects of Pollution
Healthy Lungs- Nonsmoker
Tar Filled Lungs- Smoker

10. Carbon Monoxide- an odorless, tasteless, poisonous gas, produced when tobacco is burned that interferes with the ability of the blood to carry oxygen

12. Marijuana: “Weed”- a natural drug with the active ingredient THC-the chemical responsible for most of marijuana's psychological effects
Hashish: resin from the plant which is solid and smoked in a pipe or boiled and mixed with tobacco

13. Physical and Psychological Effects of Marijuana Use:
Mild hallucinations (changed thinking and delusions)
Changes in mood- including Anxiety
Memory loss
Pain relief
Increased Appetite
Stimulant- Increased blood pressure and Tachycardia (heart racing)
Depressant- Sedation and relaxation

14. Reduced Coordination and slowed reaction time
Lack of motivation, energy, and will power
Paranoia- suspicion and mistrust of people or their actions without evidence
Respiratory System damage- because smoke is held in the lungs longer and deeper than tobacco smoke
Weakened immune system
Lowered sperm count and testosterone level
Increased risk of stillbirth, spontaneous abortions, birth defects, premature babies, and low birth weight
Summary:

15. It’s all in the Ingredients
Choose 5 of the substances that are found in cigarettes and draw and label pictures to help you remember them.
Draw pictures to help you remember 3 of the side effects of marijuana use.
*Use a minimum of 4 colors*
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