1. The truth you need to know …
SMOKELESS TOBACCO
The truth you need to know …

2. How Does It Work? Enters body through the gums Additives cut gums
Placed between the cheek and gum line
Additives cut gums
Sand, grit, fiberglass, etc.
Openings allow nicotine to enter blood system
Chewers secrete more saliva
Swallow harmful chemicals

3. Facts Chewing is just as addictive as smoking!!
1 can of chew has as much nicotine as 60 cigarettes!
Chance of getting cancer is 50 times more likely if you chew.
Oral cancer affects 30,000 Americans each year

4. Short Term Effects: Decreased sense of smell Decreased sense of taste
Dental problems
Receding gums
Bad breath
Discolored teeth
** Short term effects become permanent!

5. Health Risks: Mouth sores Gum disease Cancer
Gums pull away from teeth
Cancer
Mouth, lip, throat, stomach, etc.
Digestive & Urinary system damage
Leukoplakia

6. Leukoplakia
Thickened, white, leathery-appearing spots on the inside of the mouth
Between the cheek and the gum line
Pre-cancerous

7. Stations – Team Challenge
Groups of 5
Determine team name
Determine team leader

8. Stations – Team Challenge!!
Notes: Respiratory System Disorders
Copy on to purple note sheet – 1 per person
Word Search/Word Scramble
1 of each per team
Notes: Smokeless Tobacco Facts
Copy on to bottom of purple sheet – 1 per person
Anti-Tobacco Advertisement
Target audience = preschooler
1 advertisement per team
Bill Tuttle Article - Read
Pictures
1 list of adjectives per team

9. Stations – Team Challenge!!
5 minutes per station
Turn in team papers as you rotate
Keep notes (purple)
Team points:
Anti-tobacco Advertisement
Word search/Word Scramble
Adjectives for pictures
Prize to the winning team! 

10. Team Exit Task:
3-2-1