The effects of tobacco use
The addictive chemical drug that is found in tobacco leaves
Nicotine
Name the benefits of being tobacco free
Avoiding tobacco lowers the risk of lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke
Improve the cardiovascular performance and athletic enhancement
Sense of Freedom no dependence on an addictive substance
Higher energy levels healthier skin, and fresher breath
also known as secondhand smoke is the air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke
Environmental tobacco smoke
This agency classified tobacco smoke as a group A carcinogen- The most dangerous class of carcinogens
EPA environmental protection agency
A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart and other organs.
Stimulants
A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence or addiction
Addictive drug
How do you prevent tobacco use?
Never to start is always the best way to prevent any possible addiction to tobacco or any other substance
Avoid those risky situations and friends that we talked about in the first unit this school year
Practice and use those refusal skills
The smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker
Mainstream smoker
is tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth or chewed.
smokeless tobacco
A cancer causing substance
Carcinogens
A thick, sticky dark substance that fluid is produced when tobacco burns
Tar
Why do teens use tobacco?
Stress
Some teens think it will help with coping a crisis
Makes them feel and look mature and independent
Peer pressure
Media influences
The smoke from a burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe
Sidestream smoke
What is the number one preventable disease death in the US
Smoking
The cilia is destroyed, and the extra mucus cannot be expelled and cancer cells grow
lung cancer
List the long term effects of tobacco use
cancer
Bronchitis
Empheysema
The process that occurs in the body when nicotine, an addictive chemical is no longer used
Nicotine withdrawl
About how many people are diagnosed with lung cancer because of secondhand smoke?
10,000
Since the U.S. has banned smoking establishments what does that mean for smokers?
They have to find a designated smoking spot
often awarded in these cases is often used to fund statewide campaigns against the usage of tobacco or medical funds
Money
List the short term effects of tobacco use
Changes in brain chemistry
Increased respiration and heart rate
Dulled taste buds
Bad breath, smelly hair, clothes, and skin
A product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the users system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit
Nicotine Substitute
How does secondhand smoke affect children?
Children of smokers tend to have a higher incidence of sore throats, ear infections, and upper respiratory problems than childrens who live in a smoke free environment
Children who live with smokers have double the risk of developing lung cancer than children of non-smokers
What is the stop method?
S- Show concern
T- Take time to plan
O- Offer support
P- Promote success
Damage of the cilia, leads to tar in the lungs, causing chronic coughing and excessive mucus
Bronchitis