1. Tobacco Chapter #11
Ms. Sebastian

2. True or False. At high doses, nicotine is a nerve poison?
Health IQ
True or False.
At high doses, nicotine is a nerve poison?

3. True

4. Health IQ
True or False.
Chewing tobacco is safer than smoking tobacco because no smoke gets into the lungs.

5. False. Chewing tobacco causes serious problems to mouth, throat and stomach

6. Health IQ
True or False.
Herbal cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes because they don’t contain tobacco.

7. FALSE. Herbal cigarettes do contain nicotine

8. You can smoke for many years before you start to harm your lungs.
Health IQ
True or False.
You can smoke for many years before you start to harm your lungs.

9. FALSE. Smoking can harm your lungs the first time you smoke.

10. Health IQ
True or False.
The smoke that escapes from a burning cigarette is dangerous to others.

11. TRUE.

12. Health IQ
True or False.
The placenta protects a fetus from smoke in women that smoke during pregnancy.

13. FALSE. Chemicals from cigarette smoke readily pass through the placenta.

14. True or False. Non-smokers get fewer colds than smokers.
Health IQ
True or False.
Non-smokers get fewer colds than smokers.

15. TRUE.

16. All Tobacco Products are Dangerous –Section 1
Doesn’t matter if you smoke Cigarettes or Herbal Cigarettes, Cigars,
Chew or Dip Snuff

17. Objectives
List Six types of tobacco products. Identify the drug that makes all forms of tobacco addictive. Name Six dangerous chemicals found in tobacco smoke. Identify four carcinogens found in smokeless tobacco. State the reasons “WHY” herbal cigarettes are not a healthy choice for teens. .

18. Tobacco
Key Terms Nicotine - the highly addictive dug that is found in all tobacco products. Carcinogen- any chemical or agent that causes cancer

19. Tobacco
TAR - A sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and that contains many carcinogens. Carbon monoxide - A gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream.

20. Other Forms of Tobacco That Are Harmful and/or Poisonus
Snuff- contains 2-3X more nicotine than a cigarette
Eight dips a day = 30 cigarettes

21. Herbal Cigarettes
Do contain tobacco; Spice added makes them taste better; The flavors attract Teens;

22. Review Each Slice of the Pie On Why Cigarette Smoking is Deadly
See page 265 in Health Book
Review Each Slice of the Pie On Why Cigarette Smoking is Deadly

23. Nicotine is Addictive
Cigarette smoking kills more than 400,000 people a year in U.S.
The effects it has on the brain leads to physical dependency.
Nicotine addiction over long periods of time = to many varied Health problems

24. Dangers of Tobacco Use Section 2

25. Objectives
State the short-term effects of tobacco use. Summarize the long-term health risks associated with tobacco use. State the effects of secondhand smoke on a non-smoker. Describe how smoking affects unborn children whose mothers smoke during pregnancy. List three reasons you would give a friend to encourage him/her not to smoke.

26. Tobacco
-Pipe tobacco and cigars seem safer; -Not inhaled as deeply; -Linked to oral cancer -Bottom line, NO safe form of tobacco exists!

27. Short-Term Effects of Tobacco Use
It only takes minutes for inhaled nicotine from a cigarette to get into the bloodstream. THINK ABOUT IT!

28. Short-Term Effects of Tobacco Use Cont’d.
Effects: 1. Stimulates the brain reward system; 2. Increases heart rate/blood pressure; 3. Increases breathing rate; 4. Increases blood-sugar levels; 5. Stimulates the vomit reflex;

29. Tobacco
Includes: Carbon monoxide – blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstrream; Ammonia – chemical found in bathroom cleaners;

30. Example of Short-Term Effects
Carbon monoxide blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream. Tar irritates the inside of the lungs, leads you to cough and onto the long-term dangers of Tobacco smoke!

31. Short-Terms Effects of Tobacco
Gums become irritated and raw;
Leads to open sores;
Cancer of the mouth;
Your breath STINKS!
Your Clothes smell;
Leaves black specks in between your teeth;
Causes you to spit;

32. Long-Term Effects of Tobacco Use
Addiction – Stimulates the brain reward system and changes brain function; Bronchitis & Emphysema -Damages respiratory system; cigarette smoke paralyzes and kills cilia (which removes the mucus from the lungs) then builds up deep within the lungs and gives smokers a chronic C-O-U-G-H! Emphysema-A respiratory disease where the air cannot move in and out of the lungs due to the elasticity of the lung walls don’t work!

33. Long-Term Effects of Tobacco Use
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
Combination chronic bronchitis & emphysema
Chronic coughing;
Difficulty breathing;
Frequent infections and
Eventual death due to respiratory failure!
COPD “always” linked to COPD

34. Long-Term Effects of Tobacco Use cont’d
Heart and Artery Disease: Narrows blood vessels, increases heart rate; arteries become hardened and clogged; increase risk of heart attack, blood clots and stroke. Cancer: Lung, Pancreas, Bladder, Cervix & Kidney. Once you have Lung Cancer, it spreads like wild fire to other parts of the body which makes it so DEADLY! ** See Handout from page 269 in Health Book

35. Long-Term Use of Tobacco cont’d
Immune System Suppression: Smoke reduces activity of immune system cells; makes the body more vulnerable to disease; Immune System can’t fight off the other lung diseases to remove cancer cells caused by smoking.
Other Effects: Stomach’s ability to neutralize acid after a meal;acid builds up leads 2 ulcer/cancer
Stains your fingers, teeth, bad breath, receding gums and sores in mouth from using “Dip”.

36. Effects on Non-Smokers p.270
When a Smoker lights up, two sources of smoke created:
Sidestream smoke which escapes from the tip of a cigarette, cigar or pipe; can be as much as half of the smoke of the cigarette.
Mainstream smoke smoke that is inhaled through a tobacco product and exhaled by a tobacco Smoker.

37. Effects on Non-Smokers
Environmental tobacco smoke: Combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke which is then inhaled by anyone near the Smoker

38. Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Lung Cancer caused by environmental tobacco smoke;
Linked w/nasal sinus cancer plus cervix, bladder and breast cancer;
Causes noncancerous illness. Children suffer lower respiratory infections, i.e. asthma and ear infections.
Can cause heart function in men; headaches, nausea and dizziness.

39. Dangers of Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
-Chemicals pass through the placenta to the developing infant & affects the baby like Mom
Can lead to miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight.
With Baby Tim in the house + a Smoker, Baby Tim at risk for sudden infant syndrome (SIDS) where infants die in their sleep for unknown reasons.

40. Dangers of Tobacco Use During Pregnancy cont’d.
Affects the fetus’s brain, causing developmental difficulties;
Baby Tim could be dependent on nicotine after he is born;
If Mom to be lives with a Smoker, same risks are afforded as if Mom were the Smoker;
Each year about 150,00 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia are diagnosed in babies.

41. Chap #11 - Dangers of Tobacco Use Section 3
A Tobacco-Free Life

42. A Tobacco-Free Life Why do people use Tobacco? For S-T-R-E-E-S
Makes them look older;
Energizes them.
Question: Why try it in the first place?
** Family and friends-urge you
** Misconceptions –can’t happen to me!

43. A Tobacco-Free Life
** Advertising – selling handsome men/women who are smoking, that its “FUN” and “COOL” - $$$ ** Curiosity – Wonder what its like. ** Rebellion- Teens told “they shouldn’t” get tired of hearing about it and just “DO IT” - However, you can’t prove your independence when you become addicted and/or sick from the use of Tobacco!

44. Tobacco Use Affects the Family and Society
Costs to the family: - Over $1,500 per year for tobacco products; - Lost wages due to illness; - Medical bills due to Dr. visits; - Funeral costs; 20% of premature deaths due to tobacco use; So you get to sit by and watch while a family member enjoys his/her pleasure and slowly watch them die in front of you!

45. Tobacco Use Affects the Family and Society
Costs to Society: - Society will pay $157 billion per year in financial costs due to smoking; - Costs are related to medical care that cannot be paid by Smokers; - Businesses may pay part of a person’s insurance costs, which can be high when treating tobacco-related diseases.

46. Tobacco Use Affects the Family and Society cont’d.
- Another cost is the high number of accidental fires started by careless Smokers (after they fall asleep in the living room/bedroom while smoking); Tobacco and the Law: Cannot sell to anyone under the age of 18; companies, stores are fined if caught. The Buyer (young Teen) can also be fined or assigned community work.

47. Tobacco – Tips for Quitting
Wondering why you should Quit? - Smoking is unhealthy: Damages your lungs & cardiovascular system; too, too dangerous! - Smoking is expensive: $25-$50 a week for a bad habit and nothing in return. - Smoking stinks: breath, clothes, your house! - Smoking looks unattractive: brown teeth - Smoking damages your skin: look old sooner

48. Tobacco Use-Deciding to QUIT!
Use Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) small amounts of nicotine put into the body using patches, nicotine gum or a nicotine plastic cigarette.
Set a Date! Remove all smoking debris from the house, lock ‘r up!
Change your Habits! Engage in activities to take your mind off smoking, exercise, a hobby, but don’t exchange it for “eating”.

49. Tobacco Use-Deciding to QUIT!
Set Goals! By a calendar, reward yourself with $$ saved – Celebrate!
Get Support! Don’t have to QUIT alone! Support Groups, local health department, local American Cancer society or American Lung Association, parents, teacher, school nurse, doctor
Join an after school Club to keep you busy and your mind off smoking!

50. Reasons to Quit Smoking
List the 9 reasons in your Health Journal that the Health Book promotes to Quit Smoking:

51. Reasons to Quit Smoking
You’ll LIVE longer. 2. You’ll smell better.
3. You won’t have bad breath.
4. You’ll have whiter teeth.
5. You’ll be able to taste food.
6. You’ll have extra $$.
7. You won’t cough all the time.
8. You’ll sit thru a movie w/o shaking.
9. You won’t need a chemical to make you feel GOOD about yourself!

52. Skills for Refusing Tobacco
Don’t be talked into trying to smoke.
High pressure situations you don’t need.
Be honest to the person who is encouraging you to “light one up with them” or “just try it out, you’ll like it”.
Give a reason that makes sense to your friend who is encouraging you.
Suggest an alternative, i.e. an activity that you can both do, Example: ride bikes, play tennis.

53. Benefits of Being Tobacco-Free
Getting fewer colds, sore throats, asthma attacks;
Not coughing if you’re not sick;
Being less likely to have stained teeth, bad breath or chronic gum disease;
Being able to taste their food/smell flowers;
Not smelling like smoke all the time;
Not exposing loved ones to harmful chemicals and secondhand smoke.

54. Benefits of Being Tobacco
7. Not having black bits of tobacco in your teeth; 8. Not having to carry around a cup of brown spit; ** They say anyone who uses tobacco for more than a few months, becomes addicted. ** Save your BRAIN from the changes that are caused by Tobacco addiction. The End

55. Tobacco