2. Developed by Jeff Cain, MD, and Glenna Pember of the Hall of Life, a division of the Denver Museum of Natural History, and Doctors Out to Care (DOC) in 1988. Owned and operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and coordinated in Idaho by the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP).

3. THE WAR ON TOBACCO THE WAR ON TOBACCO Tobacco related illnesses kill more people than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined. Tobacco related illnesses kill more people than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined.

4. What’s in a Cigarette? ARSENIC-- found in Rat Poison AMMONIA-- found in Toilet Bowl Cleaner ACETONE--found in Nail Polish Remover TAR—sticky substance used to pave roads. LEAD -- found in old paint

5. What’s in a Cigarette?

6. Hmm..? How Tobacco Affects the Body What happens to you and your body when you use tobacco even for a short time? What happens to you and your body when you use tobacco even for a short time?

7. Holes in Clothes Stained Fingers Coughing Smelly Hair Smelly Clothes Zoo Breath Bad Breath Difficulty Breathing Hacking Yellow Teeth Hurling Stains on Clothes Fire Hazzard Affects Taste Affects Smell Litter Sticky Person Activity

8. Hurling & Phlegm Coughing/Hacking When you use tobacco, blood that’s thick and dirty with toxins, circulates through your body in seconds.

9. SMELLY CLOTHES & HAIR BAD BREATH—ZOO BREATH

10. Yellow Teeth and Fingers YUK! YUK!

11. Difficulty running and breathing Affects your taste and smell

12. It only takes two or three cigarettes to become addicted! ADDICTION Addiction takes away your ability to choose.

13. How Tobacco Affects the Body—Long Term AddictionAddiction WrinklesWrinkles Mouth Cancers Skin Damage Throat Cancer PsoriasisPsoriasis Heart Disease Lung Disease Stomach Ulcers CataractsCataracts

14. Long Term Effects of Tobacco

15. Other Tobacco Products Snus Dissolvables:OrbsLozengesStripsSticks ChewSpitSnuff Little Cigars Cigarillos All come in kid friendly flavors!

16. Other Tobacco Products E-Cigarettes ENDS Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Hookas Water Pipes

17. Secondhand Smoke Exposure to SHS can cause:  asthma  bronchitis  pneumonia  respiratory infections  ear infections Non-smokers who breathe in SHS take in nicotine and toxic chemicals the same way smokers do.

18. Secondhand Smoke There is NO safe level of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.

19. Remember what collects in your lungs when you use tobacco? Let’s see how it feels by placing a straw in your mouth, holding your nose, and running in place. Smokers run slower and can’t run as far. Straw Breathing Activity Straw Breathing Activity

20. Reasons People Use Tobacco Reasons People Use Tobacco You can say “NO” to peer pressure! You can say “NO” to peer pressure! Peer Pressure

21. Reasons People Use Tobacco Reasons People Use Tobacco Kids start using tobacco because they THINK it:  Is glamorous  Makes them look older  Is cool  Will make them popular Kids start using tobacco because they THINK it:  Is glamorous  Makes them look older  Is cool  Will make them popular Image

22. Reasons People Use Tobacco Reasons People Use Tobacco STIMULANT! Tobacco/Nicotine is actually a STIMULANT!  It speeds up the heart rate  It increases blood pressure  Revs up the body STIMULANT! Tobacco/Nicotine is actually a STIMULANT!  It speeds up the heart rate  It increases blood pressure  Revs up the body Relaxation

23. The cost of a pack of cigarettes ranges from $4.00 to $11.00 How much would you spend? Cost of Tobacco Use Cost of Tobacco Use Do the math!!!

24. $5 per pack x 7 days = $35 per week x 4 weeks = $140 per month x 12 months = $1,680 per year x 10 years = Cost of Tobacco Use

25. What else could you buy with this money? What else could you buy with this money?

26. In just one hour — the time it takes to present Tar Wars to your classroom— the tobacco industry will spend more than $1 million on marketing created to get people to start using their products. In just one hour — the time it takes to present Tar Wars to your classroom— the tobacco industry will spend more than $1 million on marketing created to get people to start using their products. Marketing Tobacco-The Power of Advertising

27. Tobacco companies introduce products that are packaged to look and taste like candies, mints, and gum to entice young buyers.. Marketing Tobacco-The Power of Advertising They must think you are not very smart!

28. Marketing-Movies, Television & The Internet Cruela DeVille in 101 Dalmations The Hobbit 82% of PG-13 rated movies show tobacco use. TV shows do it too! Examples of PG-13 Movies Containing Tobacco Use Terminator Genisys, 2015 The Lazarus Effect, 2015 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction, 2014 X-men: Days of Future Past, 2014 Men in Black 3, 2012 Examples of Television Shows Containing Tobacco Use Family Guy (1999 to present) Gossip Girl (2007 to 2012) The Simpsons (1989 to present)

29. Marketing-Movies, Television & The Internet Tobacco companies lose 3000-5000 customers every day!

30. Marketing-Movies, Television & The Internet The TRUTH is…… Using tobacco is NOT cool. It is gross and disgusting. Tobacco can make you sick. Or even kill you.

31. Knowledge is power! Use your knowledge to make good choices about your health! Remember all the good things you will enjoy when you stay TOBACCO FREE! What Did You Learn Today?

32. POSTERS SHOULD: Reinforce the Tar Wars tobacco-free message Emphasize the positive aspects of being tobacco-free Be colorful and neat Use correct grammar and punctuation Poster Contest Poster Contest Madalyn Schutte 2012 Idaho Tar Wars Poster Contest

33. for participating in Tar Wars is supported in part by grants from the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation and the Idaho Millennium Fund.