TobaccoLHS Health

Table TalkWhy do you think teens smoke?

Table TalkWhat classification of drug would you put tobacco in? Why?

Table TalkWhat body systems are effected from smoking?

Respiratory System

▪ Tar penetrates the smoker’s airways and lungs (destroys the cilia)

▪ Carbon Monoxide unites with the red blood cells, preventing them from carrying oxygen to body’s cells.

What does this mean to a smoker? What could they expect their body to function/feel like?

▪ Cilia- hair like structure that lines the inside of the lungs that grab oxygen molecules

Circulatory System

▪Nicotine (addictive substance) makes the heart work harder and speeds up the pulse

▪ Smoking constricts the blood vessels (poor circulation)

▪ Plaque builds up in the blood vessels

▪ Raises blood pressure

▪What does this information mean to a smoker? What problems might this cause?

Skin

▪ Smoking causes wrinkles by narrowing blood vessels in the outer layers of skin.

▪ This causes less blood flow which reduces the amount of oxygen and nutrients that can get to the skin

▪Damages important connective fibers like collagen and elastin, causing permanent wrinkles.

▪ Turns your fingers yellow

▪Who can summarize this slide?

Nervous

▪Nicotine▪ Highly addictive property that causes

addiction by releasing dopamine in the brain▪ Similar to Cocaine and Heroine

What is passive smoke? How can that harm someone who doesn’t smoke?

In one hour can receive same effect as smoking a whole cigarette

Table TalkCome up with as many “types” of tobacco products that you can

Is any form of tobacco or nicotine safe for consumption?

In your journal:

Come up with a topic sentence and give 3 facts from your notes as evidence with 2 concrete details

Smoking and Pregnancy

Small, gray umbilical cords Low birth weight Increased chance of miscarriage Increased still birth Growth and development of intellect and behavioral

characteristics is adversely affected You may as well give your baby a cigarette!