Chapter 10 Lesson 4

• Choosing to be tobacco free

Saying No to Tobacco

• The first line of defense is to be prepared for peer pressure

• Choose friends that are tobacco free

• Stay away from friends when they are smoking

12 Reasons To Be Tobacco Free

• Healthier

• Breath and smell better

• Save money

• Sense of taste and smell will be sharper

• Fewer allergies

• Not confined to smoking areas

• More energy and stamina

12 Reasons To Be Tobacco Free

• Skin healthier and look better

• Hair and clothes will not smell like smoke

• Not forcing others to breath smoke

• Not have to lie to parents, teachers or friends

• Not be breaking the law

Kicking the Habit

• Make a list of reasons you want to quit• Set small goals – one day at a time• Avoid being with people who smoke• Change any habit linked to smoking – after

meals, to relax, etc.• Exercise when you feel the urge to smoke• Think positively• Eat healthful snacks instead of reaching for

tobacco

Programs That Help

• Cold Turkey – Just stopping completely, it is recommended by many experts

• Support groups

• Books and recordings

• Products to lessen the withdrawal

• Chewing Gum, Patch

How Tobacco Effects the NON Smoker

• Second hand Smoke – Air that has been contaminated by smokers smoke

• Side stream Smoke – Smoke that comes from the burning tip of tobacco – It contains twice as much tar and nicotine

• Mainstream smoke – Smoke that cthe smoker exhales

• Long term exposure to second hand smoke poses that same risk of serious illness for passive smokers as smoking does for active smoker

Unborn Babies and Children

• Women who smoke seriously endanger the health of the baby

• Increased miscarriage, low birht weight• Lower the birth rate the more likely to have

complications – SIDS• It effects children up to 11 years after their

birth• Smoking mothers have twice the chance

of SIDS compared to non-smokers

Second Hand Smoke

Rights of Non-Smoker

• 1989 – Smoking was banned on all domestic airline flights

• 1994 – more than 600 state and local ordinances restrict smoking

• Employers have legal right to restrict smoking in the workplace – ssome have banned smoking