WHAT WOULD YOU LOOK LIKE IF YOU

SMOKED

WRITE DOWN 5 THINGS ABOUT YOUR BODY THAT WOULD CHANGE IF YOU STARTED SMOKING.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN...

Why teens use tobacco.

How a person becomes addicted to nicotine.

How the media influences teens to smoke and not smoke.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zWB4dLYChM

• . Does this look like something you would want to do every day?

Why Do Teens Begin Using Tobacco?

Tobacco Addiction

Tobacco contains nicotine. Nicotine causes addiction.

addiction A mental or physical need for a drug or other substance

Did you know???

• The Surgeon General said that nicotine is AS addictive or MORE addictive than heroin or crack cocaine?

• Every minute 8-12,000 cigarettes are produced

• Average age to start smoking is 12-14

Tobacco Addiction

Anyone who stops using nicotine goes through withdrawal.

withdrawal The unpleasant symptoms that someone experiences when he or she stops

using an addictive substance

Psychological Dependence

Psychological dependence on tobacco creates a need that outweighs the fear of tobacco’s effects.

psychological dependence A person’s belief that he or she needs a drug to feel good or

function normally

Physical Dependence

Teens can develop a physical dependence on nicotine much more easily than adults can.

physical dependence An addiction in which the body develops a chemical need for a drug

Physical Dependence

The body’s tolerance for nicotine increases over time.

tolerance The body’s need for larger and larger amounts of a drug to produce the

same effect

Why Do Teens Begin Using Tobacco?

FLINTSTONES T.V COMMERCIAL

EVERY CIGARETTE IS DOING YOU DAMAGE

THIS IS WHAT WE SEE ON THE OUTSIDE...

AND THIS IS WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE

INSIDE.Healthy

Lung

Cancerous Lung

•This is Terrie Hall. Started smoking casually at age 18•Two-pack-a-day addiction lasted over 22 years•Received a permanent tracheotomy•Has fought cancer 7 times

http://www.healthwellnc.com/trustories/terrie1.html

Activity: Smoking Aerobics

1. You will be getting an activity sheet and a straw. DO not touch the straw until instructed to do so

2. First begin by finding your pulse. I will ask you do find it after your activity.

3. Alright, you can do jumping jacks, jog in place, pushup, etc. for 1 minute. When finished you will find you pulse. Multiply it by 4 and write it down.

4. Now, find your pulse. Multiply by it by 4. Write the answer down where it says normal activity

5. Repeat, but use a straw this time

Tobacco Products

• The most common tobacco product is cigarettes. To make cigarettes, tobacco leaves are dried and hundreds of chemicals

• Chewing tobacco, Snuff. and smokeless tobacco. These contain chopped tobacco leaves, chemicals and flavorings.

• He was 13 when he tried spit tobacco (dip) on a camping trip with friends. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a one-time deal. Gruen ended up with a powerful addiction that changed his life forever. Just four years later, at the age of 17, he was diagnosed with oral cancer. To fight it, he’s been forced to endure 35 painful surgeries, including one radical surgery that removed half of his neck muscles and much of his tongue.

• "If I had known then what I know now, I never would have put a dip in my mouth. Spit tobacco seemed harmless, but it has ruined my life," says Gruen Von Behrens.

• Now 27, Gruen travels the country to show the world the reality of spit tobacco. Watch him tell his story here

• Gruen =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJsAmJC9oOw

• Tru Stories

• http://www.healthwellnc.com/trustories/

Smokeless Tobacco: Did you know???

• Holding an average size dip in your mouth for 30 minutes gives you as much nicotine as smoking 3 cigarettes?

• A 2-can-a-week snuff dipper gets as much nicotine as a 1 pack-a-day smoker does

• About 70% of smokeless tobacco users get mouth sores.

Did you know???

• SMOKELESS TOBACCO CONTAINS 28 CANCER-CAUSING AGENTS. IT IS A KNOWN CAUSE OF HUMAN CANCER

Smokeless tobacco Causes:

• Bad breath and stains teeth

• Oral Cancer (gums and mouth)

• Cancer of the Larynx (voice box) and esophagus

• Addiction

Other tobacco products

• Most tobacco products contain similar chemicals.

• Pipe tobacco, cigars, and clove cigarettes are smokeable tobacco products

Electronic Cigarettes: E-Cigs

• E-cigarettes have not been fully studied, so consumers currently don’t know:

• the potential risks of e-cigarettes when used as intended,

• how much nicotine or other potentially harmful chemicals are being inhaled during use, or

• whether there are any benefits associated with using these products.

• Additionally, it is not known whether e-cigarettes may lead young people to try other tobacco products, including conventional cigarettes, which are known to cause disease and lead to premature death.

Hookah

• Hookahs are water pipes that are used to smoke specially made tobacco that comes in different flavors, such as apple, mint, cherry, chocolate, coconut, licorice, cappuccino, and watermelon.1,2

• Although many users think it is less harmful, hookah smoking has many of the same health risks as cigarette smoking.1,2

• Hookah is also called narghile, argileh, shisha, hubble-bubble, and goza.1,2

Hookah Smoke and Cancer

• The charcoal used to heat the tobacco can raise health risks by producing high levels of carbon monoxide, metals, and cancer-causing chemicals.1,4

• Even after it has passed through water, the smoke from a hookah has high levels of these toxic agents.4

• Hookah tobacco and smoke contain several toxic agents known to cause lung, bladder, and oral cancers.1,4

• Tobacco juices from hookahs irritate the mouth and increase the risk of developing oral cancers.4,7

• Hookah smokers may be at risk for some of the same diseases as cigarette smokers. These include:3,4

• Oral cancer

• Lung cancer

• Stomach cancer

• Cancer of the esophagus

• Reduced lung function

• Decreased fertility