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Promoting a Smoke-Free Environment (3:23)
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Do Now: Write down each word at write down the definition.
environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) – Pg. 553 mainstream smoke – Pg. 553 sidestream smoke – Pg. 553
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Chapter 19 Quiz A vaccine causes the body to make: antibodies.
pathogens. a virus. memory cells. 2) Using medicine in other ways than the intended use is: experimental use. medicine misuse. medicine abuse. drug overdose.
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3) A body-regulating medication would not be used for which of the following?
Diabetes Asthma Headache High blood pressure 4) If a person takes two medicines at the same time and one is less effective than when taken alone, what is this called? Additive interaction Antagonistic interaction Side effect Synergistic effect
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5) How can taking medicines not prescribed to you, or mixing medicines harm your health?
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Answers A B C Mixing medicines can cause drug interactions that may be lethal. Taking medications that are not your own may cause sickness or death.
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Today’s Objectives List and describe the different types of secondhand smoke. Explain the health risks to unborn children and infants exposed to tobacco smoke. Identify health risks to young children exposed to tobacco smoke.
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Secondhand smoke is harmful, but there are ways to reduce exposure.
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Health Risks of Tobacco Smoke
Tobacco smoke can harm nonsmokers. Nonsmokers who breathe air containing tobacco smoke are also at risk for health problems.
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Health Risks of Tobacco Smoke
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is also called secondhand smoke. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke
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Health Risks of Tobacco Smoke
Environmental tobacco smoke is composed of mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke.
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Health Risks of Tobacco Smoke
Because mainstream smoke has been exhaled by a smoker, it contains lower concentrations of carcinogens, nicotine, and tar. Mainstream smoke The smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker
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Health Risks of Tobacco Smoke
Sidestream smoke is more dangerous than mainstream smoke. Sidestream smoke The smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar
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Health Risks of Tobacco Smoke
ETS from cigarettes, cigars, and pipes contains more than 4,000 chemical compounds. More than 50 of those chemicals are cancer-causing carcinogens.
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Health Risks to Nonsmokers
ETS causes eye irritation, headaches, ear infections, and coughing. It worsens asthma and other respiratory problems, and it increases the risk of lung cancer and coronary heart disease.
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Health Risks to Unborn Children and Infants
impaired fetal growth spontaneous miscarriage and prenatal death Smoking during pregnancy reduces blood oxygen levels, increasing the risk of premature delivery low birth weight deformities stillbirths
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Health Risks to Unborn Children and Infants
Infants exposed to ETS after birth are twice as likely to die of SIDS. They may have severe asthma attacks, ear infections, or respiratory tract infections.
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Health Risks to Young Children
The children of smokers are more than twice as likely to smoke themselves. They also have a higher incidence of sore throats ear infections upper respiratory problems
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Health Risks to Young Children
Parents protect the health and development of their children by staying tobacco-free.
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Reducing Your Risks You can take action to reduce the effects of ETS. Express your preference wherever you can for a smoke-free environment.
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Reducing Your Risks Encourage smokers to quit.
Establish smoke-free areas in the house. Make a rule that smokers go outside. Use air cleaners to remove some contaminants from the air. Open windows to allow fresh air in. Don’t allow visitors to smoke inside your home.
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When visiting a home in which someone smokes:
Reducing Your Risks stay outside or in a different room as much as possible. When visiting a home in which someone smokes: ask to open the windows to provide fresh air. suggest meeting elsewhere, such as in your home or at a library.
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Creating a Smoke-Free Society
In most states, it is illegal to sell tobacco to teens under the age of 18, and it is illegal to smoke in public places. In the United States, efforts to create a smoke-free society continue to grow.
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Creating a Smoke-Free Society
Smoking is prohibited in many restaurants, and some restaurants are required to have a nonsmoking section.
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Supporting National Health Goals
One of the goals of Healthy People 2010 is to reduce tobacco use and the number of tobacco-related deaths. States and local communities are also supporting the efforts to create a smoke-free society.
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Supporting National Health Goals
Laws restrict where people may smoke, as well as who can buy tobacco products.
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Supporting National Health Goals
Laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors have been enacted. Some states have successfully sued tobacco companies to recover the costs of treating tobacco-related illnesses. Community activities that promote a healthy lifestyle provide everyone with the opportunity to practice healthful behaviors.
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Exit Ticket What is the difference between mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke? Higher concentrations of toxic substances are in : Mainstream smoke or Sidestream Smoke.
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3) Which is NOT a way that smoking during pregnancy affects the fetus
3) Which is NOT a way that smoking during pregnancy affects the fetus? a. Prenatal death b. High birth weight c. Premature delivery d. Developmental problems 4) Which is a way that the government is reducing ETS exposure? a. banning smoking in public places b. distributing more tobacco licenses c. forming youth antismoking groups d. giving away air cleaners
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Answers Mainstream smoke is the smoke that is exhaled from the lungs of a smoker; whereas the sidestream smoke is the smoke burning from the end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar. Sidestream smoke is more dangerous than mainstream smoke. B. High Birth Weight A. Banning smoking in public places.
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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
What is environmental tobacco smoke, and what chemical does it contain? Air that has been contaminated with tobacco smoke; mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke contain more than 4,000 chemicals.
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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
List three ways that ETS affects children. Sample answer: It increases a child’s risk of ear infections, respiratory problems, and sore throats.
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After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
What are two public policies aimed at reducing ETS? Sample answer: Prohibiting smoking in public places and banning smoking on flights
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