Tobacco

All Tobacco Products Are Dangerous

Chapter 11: Sec. 1-3pp. 264-278

Video 1Video 2

Do age-based prohibitions on tobacco and alcohol

actually encourage responsible behavior

among young people?

ObjectivesSection 1

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 and other forms of tobacco State the reasons why herbal cigarettes

are not a healthy choice for teens

ObjectivesSection 2

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

nonsmoker Describe how smoking affects unborn

children whose mothers smoke during pregnancy

List three reasons you would give a friend to encourage him or her not to smoke

ObjectivesSection 3

Discuss the factors that contribute to tobacco use

Summarize three ways that tobacco use affects families and society

List four things a person can do to make quitting smoking easier

Name five benefits of being tobacco free

List five ways to refuse tobacco products if they’re offered to you

History

Tobacco is a plant that was originally native to the Americas, and many Native Americans thought of the plant as a gift from the "Great Spirit" and used it in religious ceremonies. Rodrigo de Jerez, a Spanish explorer, brought tobacco back to Spain in the early 1500's, where the habit of smoking became popular very quickly. As it became more popular, its value skyrocketed, and tobacco was used as money in the early American Colonies.3

Retrieved on December 2, 2009 from 3InTheKnowZone Tobacco History. http://www.intheknowzone.com/tobacco/history.htm.

More History

Snuff use was very popular in 18th Century Europe, but by the 19th century cigars had become the primary tobacco product. In the mid-1800's, Philip Morris, J.E. Liggett, and R.J. Reynolds began their tobacco companies. Then came the invention of matches and cigarette rolling machines. Cigarette use began to skyrocket. During World War I soldiers were provided with free cigarettes.

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Harmful substances in tobacco

Cigarette Smoke has poisonous chemicals• 4000+ chemicals in cigarette smoke• 40 carcinogens (cancer-causing agents)

Nicotine is the addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products; causes heart disease

Tar is the sticky, black substance in tobacco Carbon Monoxide is a gas that blocks oxygen

from getting into the bloodstream Ammonia is found in bathroom cleaners

The addictive substance in tobacco is

A. TarB. NicotineC. Carbon DioxideD. Ammonia

Four carcinogens found in tobacco products

Cyanide• A poisonous gas used to develop photographs

Formaldehyde• A substance used to preserve laboratory animals and as

embalming fluid

Lead• A dangerous metal

Vinyl chloride• A flammable gas used to make plastic products

Other Forms of Tobacco Have Poisonous Chemicals

Snuff has 3X more nicotine than smoke does (8 dips = 30 cigarettes)

Chewing tobacco leads to mouth sores and oral cancer

Herbal cigarettes (cloves, bidis, and kreteks) Pipe tobacco and cigars

There is NO safe form of tobacco

Smokeless tobacco

ChewingSnuff

Health problems caused by smokeless tobacco

Leukoplakia Mouth cancer Gum disease Discolored teeth

Leukoplakia: White patches on the lips, gums, tongue, and inner mouth

Short-Term Effects of Smoking

Addiction to nicotine Damage to the respiratory system Decreased lung capacity Chronic cough Bronchitis, asthma Bad breath; bad taste in mouth Smelly hair and clothes Yellow or brown stains on teeth Increased likelihood of drug use and risky behavior Death from fire - the #1 cause of death from fire is

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Long-Term Effects of Tobacco Use

Addiction Bronchitis and Emphysema Heart and Artery Diseases Cancer (lung, bladder, kidney,

cervical, pancreas, etc.) Immune System Suppression Makes you unattractive

Cardiovascular diseases caused by smoking

Heart disease Stroke Atherosclerosis (Buergers disease)

Problems caused by smoking during pregnancy

Low birth weight Premature birth Stillbirths Miscarriages Slow growth rate Risk of sudden infant death syndrome

(SIDS), developing respiratory illness and learning difficulties

Other important terms

Mainstream Smoke

Sidestream Smoke

Secondhand Smoke/Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Passive smoking/smoker

Lifestyle illness

Inhaled smoke from a cigarette. The burning end of a cigarette. The combination of mainstream

and sidestream smoke.

The smoke a non-smoker breathes in

Partly by unhealthy behaviors

Why Do People Use Tobacco

Family and Friends Misconceptions Advertising Curiosity Rebellion

Tobacco Use Affects the Family and Society

Over $1,500 per year for buying tobacco products

Lost wages due to illness Medical bills Funeral cost

*Selling tobacco to anyone under 18 years of age is illegal

Tips for Quitting

Smoking is unhealthy Smoking is expensive Smoking stinks Smoking looks unattractive Smoking damages your skin

Decide that you can do it• Nicotine substitutes

Reasons to Quit Smoking

You’ll live longer You’ll smell better You won’t have bad breath You’ll be able to taste food You’ll have extra money You’ll be able to sit through a whole

movie without shaking You won’t cough all the time You won’t need a chemical to make you

feel good

Skills for Refusing Tobacco

Be honest

Give a reason

Suggest an alternative

Benefits of Being Tobacco Free

Getting fewer colds, sore throats, and 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 and smell flowers Not smelling like smoke all the time Not exposing loved ones to the harmful chemicals in

smoke Not having black bits of tobacco in your teeth Not having to carry around a cup of brown spit

Benefits of Quitting

Within ½ hour after quitting blood pressure and heart rate go back to normal

8 hours after quitting there will be no CO2 in the bloodstream/ blood-oxygen levels will be normal

Within a few days sense of smell and taste will improve/breathing will be easier

In the following months:• lung health will improve, no shortness of breath anymore• risk of lung cancer reduced about 10 x• threat of emphysema will almost disappear• heart disease risk decreases

For Your information

Tobacco is the leading cause of premature death in the U.S.

More than 400,000 people die each year from diseases caused by tobacco.

More than 50,000 non-smokers are regularly exposed to cigarette

Tobacco is a dangerous and addictive drug

Links

NIDA Cigarette/Nicotine Infofax NIDA Research Report: Nicotine Addiction Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids The Truth Anti-Smoking Campaign InTheKnowZone Tobacco Page Guardian Newspapers interactive guide to

smoking and health Retrieved on December 2, 2009 from 3InTheKnowZone Tobacco History. http://www.intheknowzone.com/tobacco/history.htm.

References

3InTheKnowZone Tobacco History. http://www.intheknowzone.com/tobacco/history.htm. September 18, 2002.3InTheKnowZone Tobacco History. http://www.intheknowzone.com/tobacco/history.htm. September 18, 2002.

Lifetime Health (2004)