2. Tobacco “A High Risk Behavior”

3. Motivator Respond to the following in a short paragraph “I think it is okay to smoke or use tobacco orally because….” OR “I do not think it is okay to smoke or use tobacco orally because……”

4. Types of Tobacco Products Cigarettes (Filtered/unfiltered) Cigars/Blunts/Pipes etc. Smokeless Tobacco Chewing Tobacco/Snuff or Rub

5. Pipes and Cigars More Nicotine than Cigarettes Produce more Tar and Carbon Monoxide when smoked than Cigarettes One Cigar can contain as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes Users suffer more cancers of the lips, mouth, and throat

6. Smokeless Tobacco Sniffed through the nose or chewed, it sends ten times the amount of carcinogens into the bloodstream than do cigarettes

7. Nicotine Addictive drug in tobacco Causes physiological and psychological dependence It is found in all tobacco products as it is contained in tobacco leaves

8. Tar Thick, sticky, dark fluid that is produced when tobacco burns Produces the “flavor” of cigarettes Destroys cilia which protect against infection in airway passages Damages alveoli which absorb oxygen and get rid of CO2 in the lungs

9. Carbon Monoxide Colorless, odorless, poisonous gas in cigarette smoke that passes through the lungs and into the bloodstream Is taken up more readily than oxygen in blood; therefore tissue and cells are deprived of oxygen

10. Gateway Drugs Drugs which serve as entry into dangerous and harmful use of other substances As body builds up tolerance, more of a drug OR stronger drugs are needed to provide desired effects or feelings Cigarettes to marijuana to cocaine to heroine to DEATH or NOT MUCH OF A LIFE!

11. Carcinogens Cancer causing substances found in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

12. Stimulant A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs

13. Addiction Physiological or psychological dependence on a substacne or activity

14. Short Term Effects of Tobacco Use

15. Changes in Brain Chemistry Nicotine causes craving and withdrawal symptoms as soon as 30 minutes after use Headaches Nervousness Trembling

16. Increased Respiration Physical activity difficult Possible to cause irregular heartbeat

17. Dulled Taste-buds and Decreased Appetite Users often lose ability to taste foods

18. Bad Breath/Smelly Hair, Clothes, and Skin Causes people who do not smoke to avoid the user State Law bans smoking in restaurants and inside public buildings for this and other reasons (effects of 2 nd hand smoke) Smokers do NOT realize they smell bad and sometimes take offense to comments of those who recognize this odor

19. LONG-TERM RISKS OF TOBACCO USE

20. Nervous System Addiction Increased Risk of Stroke Lack of blood flow to brain due to constriction of blood vessels from continued use

21. Respiratory System Coughing or “Smokers Hack” Damage to lung tissue Increased risk of Emphysema Lung Cancer (Up to 43 possible Carcinogens in tobacco products) Chronic Bronchitis

22. Digestive System Increased risks of Cancer in Mouth Pharynx (upper throat) Larynx (voicebox) Esophagus (throat) Risk of Gum/Tooth decay/Tooth Loss Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea Risk of Stomach and/or Pancreatic cancers

23. Cardiovascular System Increased Heart Rate Increased Blood Pressure Hardened Arteries/Decreased Blood Flow Increased Risk of Heart Attack

24. Excretory System Increased risk of Bladder Cancer Increased risk of Kidney Cancer

25. Financial Impact of Smoking Most recent research says that the user will spend as much as $40 per pack throughout their “shortened lifetime” Product cost Medical costs to self Medical Costs to sufferers of 2 nd hand smoke Losses to employers who have smokers who fall ill Others not mentioned (can you think of some costs not mentioned?)

26. Concept Mapping Activity #77 Complete Concept Mapping Activity #77 Extra Credit to Students who can provide a cigarette warning label from circa 1970 AND one from 2008