3 the truth about tobacco

Drug and Alcohol4:2

Be sure to write down any interesting statistics. You’ll be using them in a project after the

discussion.

Tobacco

Tobacco comes from the tobacco plant in the Nicotiania.

Tobacco contains the addictive substance Nicotine and causes tolerance and dependence.

It is used in pesticides but is most commonly used as a drug.

Tobacco comes in multiple forms… Smoked tobacco

▪ Cigarettes and Cigars Smokeless tobacco

▪ Tobacco that is held in the mouth, chewed, or sniffed.

▪ NICOTINE▪ How many cigarettes does it take to become

addicted?

Tobacco is an addictive drug.What is the drug found in Tobacco

that makes it addictive?

Nicotine is a stimulant It speeds up the central nervous system.

It speeds up heart rate and increases blood pressure.

Carcinogen: A cancer-causing substance

What’s in Tobacco? Tar: black sticky substance

produced when tobacco burns

Nicotine: Insecticide Carbon Monoxide:

Colorless, Odorless, poisonous gas

Acetone: Finger nail polish remover

Ammonia: Toilet Cleaner Cadmium: used batteries Ethanol: Alcohol Arsenic: Rat poison Butane: Lighter Fluid

1. Is a cigar that much worse than a cigarette? 1 cigar contains the nicotine of 20 cigarettes

and it produces more tar and carbon monoxide.

2. Is chewing tobacco safer than cigarettes? 3 times more harmful chemicals are absorbed

into the body than in a cigarette. It’s just as addictive.

▪ Causes Leukoplakia… Thick, white leather-spots on the inside of the mouth that can become oral cancer.

1. Is a cigar that much worse than a cigarette?

2. Is chewing tobacco safer than cigarettes?

3. How much tar do I actually inhale? If you smoke 1 pack a day, you will

accumulate 1 quart of tar in your lungs in a year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MF4sCvkAAA 4. What does tar do in your lungs.

It gets caught up in the cilia and paralyzes the cilia which protect against infection and it destroys the alveoli which absorb oxygen and rid the body of carbon dioxide. Causes Emphysema. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaeJUCVEp2s

3. How much tar do I actually inhale?

4. What does tar do in your lungs.

Changes in your Brain Chemistry Causes you to crave more Experience withdrawal symptoms like a

headache, nervousness, and trembling, as soon as 30 minutes after the last use of tobacco.

Respiration and hear rate increase. Taste buds are dulled, reduced appetite. Bad breath, smelly hair, yellowed teeth,

and smelly clothes. Can become permanent.

Write down 4 Short term effects of Tobacco

Chronic Bronchitis- The cilia are destroyed, this causes chronic coughing and mucus.

Emphysema- Air sacs do not function properly. 80% of your energy breathing.

Lung cancer- 90% of lung cancer is caused by smoking.

Heart Disease and Stroke- Nicotine constricts blood vessels. Causes plaque build up.

Write down 3 long term effects of Tobacco

Smoking 400,000

Accidents 94,000

2nd Hand Smoke 38,000

Alcohol 45,000

HIV/AIDS 32,600

Suicide 31,000

Homicide 21,000

Drugs 14,200

Healthy artery

Damaged artery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN0qyX2n_AY

Quitting smoking rapidly reduces the

risk of coronary heart disease

Torn heart wall: Result of over-worked heart muscle

Smokers are twice as likely as Nonsmokers to

have a heart attack

This brain shows stroke

damage, which can

cause death or severe mental or physical disability

Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer

Fetal Smoking Syndrome:

•Birth defects

•Premature stillbirth

•Low birthweight

•Prone to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

•Lowered immune capacity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdshg_i4DD4

What percentage of teens who begin smoking will die from tobacco related causes?

50%

How many people die from tobacco related reasons per year?

440,000EVERY YEAR!!!!

1 out of 3 smokers WILL die from smoking!

Why do advertisement companies target kids?

More than 4,000 kids trysmoking every day.

Most (2 out of every 3) teen smokers want to quit, only 1% are successful.

Sean Marsee was a gifted athlete who won many metals on his high school track and field team.

Age 17 Age 19

Bryan Lee Curtis, then 33 holds his son Bryan Jr. Curtis would die about two months later.

This is him a few months later

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m7-zIa6-Es

Advertise the truth about tobacco and smoking!! Draw an advertisement that tells the truth. It can have a clever slogan It can have information, facts and statistics It can focus on one thing you learned today It can show what effects of tobacco.

▪ Neatness and Creativity 10 pts▪ Information 10pts▪ Appeal or eye catch ability 10pts