Facts
What is the main stimulant found in tobacco?
Nicotine
Three short-term effects of tobacco use
Cravings, increased breathing/heart rate, changes in taste and appetite, unattractive effects, and/or unpleasant feelings (dizziness/ cold hands/feet)
Addiction leads to which types of dependence?
Physical and Psychological
What are two influences that you may have to start smoking tobacoo?
Peers, Family, Media, and Advertisements.
Define nicotine
It is an addictive, habit-forming drug found in tobacco (also a stimulant)
Give two examples of non-tobacco products that share ingredients with tobacco preparations
Examples: Cleaning products, pest poison, glue, lighter fluid, paint thinner, candle wax
Two long-term effects of tobacco use are
Bronchitis, Emphysema, COPD, lung cancer, heart disease, and a weakened immune system
When can teens feel symptoms of nicotine?
Only days or weeks after they first starting using tobacco
What are two ways that advertisers target teens with tobacco/vape products?
having different flavors, showing individuals having fun smoking, product placement, making smoking look attractive.
Define addictive/addiction
Being capable of causing a user to develop intense cravings and depend on the substance
What are the three main chemicals?
Nicotine, Tar, and Carbon Monoxide
What year were health warnings added to tobacco products?
1965
What are the two additional costs to society?
Lost productivity and health care costs
What are 4 reasons to say no?
Overall health, clear, healthy skin, fresh breath, clean-smelling clothes and hair, saving money, and environmental health.
Define Withdraw
A series of symptoms that an individual experiences when he/she stops using an addictive substance
Approximately how many chemicals are created when tobacco is burned, and how many of them cause cancer?
More than 7000 chemicals are created when tobacco is burned, and about 70 of them cause cancer
List two risks to pregnancy or the unborn baby associated with tobacco use.
Increase the risk of premature birth, can cause the baby to have low birth weight and/or birth defects, and harm the brain and lungs
Health effects of secondhand smoke can _________
be the same as smokers
What is the S.T.O.P. Strategy?
Say no firmly
Tell why not
Offer another idea
Promptly leave
What is the difference between mainstream smoke and side-stream smoke?
mainstream smoke: inhaled and exhaled by a smoker
side-stream smoke: smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar
What are all of the forms of tobacco?
Cigarettes, Vaping/ e-cigarettes, Cigars and pipes, Specialty Cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco
List 4 out of the 6 systems that are affected by tobacco use, and which system is for the body
Respiratory (Lungs), Digestive (stomach/mouth), Nervous (Brain), Excretory (bladder and kidneys), Circulatory (heart and veins), Reproductive (reproducing)
Name 4 ways to reduce the cost of tobacco use
amount it's taxed, more smoke-free environments, labeling laws, advertising limits, and/or anti-smoking campaigns
How would you influence a peer to quit smoking/vaping?
Help them set goals, list the reasons why it's bad for them, give them support/different services
What is a point-of-sale-promotion strategy?
Advertising campaigns in which a product is promoted at a store's checkout counter