Tobacco & Cigarettes
Short & long term side effects of tobacco
Second Hand Smoke
Marijuana (pot)
Peer Pressure
100
How many TOTAL chemicals are in cigarettes?
7,000
100
Shakiness in the hands is what type of side effect?
Short term side effect
100
Name 2 places where second hand smoke is a major problem.
restaurant, bar, casino, car
100
What are 2 common street names for marijuana?
weed, pot, mary jane, reefer, bud
100
What is peer pressure?
When someone influences you to do something you don't want to do.
200
What is in cigarettes that causes people to become addicted?
Nicotine
200
True or False: Increase in heart rate and blood pressure is an example of a long term side effect of smoking.
False
200
How can second hand smoke harm non-smokers?
They breathe in the smoke and the chemicals can cause the same problems, such as cancer, asthma, and breathing problems.
200
How many total chemicals are in marijuana?
400 chemicals
200
Give 2 examples of direct peer pressure?
Threatening someone, bullying someone, taking away friendship to get someone to do something.
300
What is the brown, sticky substance in tobacco products that contains chemicals and can cause cancer?
Tar
300
Name 2 long term side effects of using tobacco products
Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Mouth Cancer, etc.
300
How can public places help to decrease second hand smoke?
Create a non-smoking policy or have a designated area that is separate for smokers.
300
How many of the total chemicals in marijuana can cause cancer? Be careful and think…..
100
300
Give an example of indirect peer pressure.
doing something because "everyone else is doing it"
400
Name all 3 types of tobacco products that we learned about in our unit.
Cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and cigars
400
Explain this myth about smoking and why it is false: I eat healthy and exercise…. so even if I smoke I won't get cancer or heart disease.
No matter how healthy you are, anyone who smokes is at a higher risk of getting cancer, heart disease, and many other harmful side effects.
400
What is the difference between side stream and mainstream smoke?
Mainstream is the smoke that a person exhales after they take a puff of a cigarette or cigar. Side stream smoke is the smoke that burns off the end of a lit cigarette or cigar.
400
How can marijuana be just as dangerous as cigarettes or tobacco products?
because marijuana still has cancer-causing chemicals and can also cause lung disease, heart disease, and many other problems such as loss of memory, loss of vision.
400
What are 3 refusal skills or ways that someone can get out of a peer pressure situation?
Say No firmly, walk away, change subject, use humor
500
How many of the total chemicals in cigarettes can cause cancer?
60-70 of the 7,000 chemicals can cause cancer
500
Describe the long term side effect, "emphysema."
Emphysema is a condition where the tiny air sacs in your lungs are destroyed and you have a hard time breathing.
500
Which is more dangerous… side stream or mainstream smoke? WHY???
Side stream smoke because it contains all of the chemicals and can cause cancer.
500
What are 2 side effects of marijuana that are different from cigarettes?
short term memory loss, hallucinations, panic attacks
500
What is something that you can do to help prepare yourself for being in a peer pressure situation?
Be careful who you hang out with, know refusal skills, don't be afraid to be yourself and stand up for what you believe in!