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Substance Abuse Smoking 10/13/09
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Trivia Game Split the class into two groups Each group will ask the other ten trivia questions Let’s see what we know about smoking!!!
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What is in a Cigarette? Tobacco, which contains nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide 4000 other chemicals
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What is in a Cigarette? Nicotine Increases blood pressure Curbs appetite and slows digestion Highly addictive Is a stimulant and then a depressant Tar Cancer causing element Dark and Sticky substance Major cause of bronchitis and emphysema Causes yellowing of the teeth
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How Harmful is the Tar in a Cigarette? The amount of tar an average smoker inhales in a year is astonishing. Lungs are Like Sponges Lungs are Like Sponges Still want to smoke? Still want to smoke?
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TIPS Think, Ink, Pair, Share Why do young people smoke? What are some of the harmful effects of smoking? What reasons would you give for not smoking?
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Why do Young People Smoke? Peer Pressure Rebellion Curiosity To be “cool” Environment To Look Mature Media Influence-Idol or role model smokes Are these good reasons?? Article- Waiting to Inhale
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Smoking Affects the Entire Body Lungs Heart and Blood Vessels Digestive System Brain and Eyes Mouth and Throat Reproductive System
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Lungs Healthy lungs allow an easy transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide Healthy lungs trap dust in mucous-moved out by the help of cilia Tobacco kills cilia Tobacco damages the lining of the lung- makes them thick, black and scarred Much more difficult to breath
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Heart and Blood Vessels Constricts blood vessels, increasing BP Formation of blood clots Hardening of the arteries Leads to heart attack, irregular heart rate, coronary heart disease
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Affects Cont’d Weakens stomach lining, produces ulcers Stroke, Cataracts (blindness) Damages immune system, gum disease, cancer of the mouth and lips Increased risk of cervical cancer, difficulties with pregnancy-stillborn, low birth weight, premature baby
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Things to Think About The only smoking ads on TV today are anti- smoking We are much more educated now Smoking laws are increasingly more strict Over 70% of people who start want to quit Cigarette labels Ask yourself, would you want your friend or partner to smoke?
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The Cost of Smoking One pack of cigarettes cost $ Calculate how much that is in a week(x7) A month (above amount x 4) A year (above amount x 12) 25 years (above amount x 25) How much could you have?? How much could you have??
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