Smoking Kills!

Don’t forget this picture…

Why Do WE Need to Know?Imagine any student intentionally engaging in any activity that they know in advance carries tremendous odds of permanently enslaving them, and then slowly sucking the life out of their body until it cripples and kills them.

Almost two-thirds of all students who start smoking will soon find themselves losing their freedom to simply turn and walk away.

There will not be a “TEST” on this information…BUT…there will be a “CELEBRATION OF KNOWLEDGE”.

It is a chance for you to show off your knowledge or should I say celebrate how much you know about the negative health effects that smoking has on your body.

Why is Smoking BAD?Nicotine carries chemical poisons and cancer-producing substances (carcinogens). There are hundreds of toxic agents in a cigarette.

Additional toxicants are created during the smoking process though chemical reactions. More than 4,000 hazardous compounds are present in the smoke.

Why so many yucky chemicals?•Mask the gross taste• Improve the burning process•Make it more addictive•Make more money

The Cancer Stick

CHEMICALS/INGREDIENTS/TOXIC AGENTS/ADDITIVES DESCRIPTION

Acetone (nail polish remover)•Used as a solvent•Found in cigarette smoke

Ammonia (toilet cleaner)•Frees nicotine from tobacco•Used as a flavoring to increase addiction

Arsenic (rat poison)•Highly toxic chemical left over from pesticides used on plants•Masks tobacco flavor

Cadmium (batteries)•Toxic metal in fertilizer•Related to developing emphysema

Carbon Monoxide (car exhaust fumes)

•Odorless, tasteless, poisonous gas•Released when cigarette is lit

Dead Bugs (dead bugs) •Tobacco plants are not washed

Methane (cow farts) •Produced when cigarette burns

Nicotine (insecticide/addictive drug in tobacco)

•One of the most addictive substances known to man•Used to kill insects•Lethally poisonous in high doses

Pesticides (pest repellent) •Chemical used to kill bugs & weeds

“SOME “ Cigarette Ingredients

Initially, cigarettes were unfiltered, allowing the full "flavor" of the tar to come through.

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Filters do not remove enough tar to make cigarettes less dangerous. They are just a marketing ploy to trick you into thinking you are smoking a safer cigarette.

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While filters helped alleviate the public's fears, the result was a cigarette that tasted too bitter.

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The solution to the bitter-tasting cigarette was easy -- add taste-improving chemicals to the tobacco. Unfortunately, some of these chemicals also cause cancer.

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Not all of the chemicals in your cigarettes are there for taste. For example, a chemical very similar to rocket fuel helps keep the tip of the cigarette burning at an extremely hot temperature. This allows the nicotine in tobacco to turn into a vapor so your lungs can absorb it more easily.

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Toilet Bowl Cleaner? Most people prefer to use ammonia for things such as cleaning windows and toilet bowls. By adding ammonia to your cigarettes, nicotine in its vapor form can be absorbed through your lungs more quickly. This, in turn, means your brain can get a higher dose of nicotine with each puff.

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Advertisement

There is still more in a cigarette than addiction, poison, pollution, and disease.

Aggressive promotion and sophisticated advertising that featured popular role models from film and sport has invested the cigarette with an enticing imagery.

Ads…What do they really mean?Tobacco companies want you to see

this…But what they “forget” to tell you is this…

Tobacco Companies want you to see this…

But what they “forget” to tell you is this…

Ads…What do they really mean?

Tobacco Companies want you to see this…But what they “forget” to tell you is this…

Ads…What do they really mean?

LET’S ALL FOCUS ON THE…TRUTH!

ADS…WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

GET READY TO WRITE…HERE COME THE TEST ANSWERS!

DIRECTIONS:

1. Name 4 different body parts affected by smoking.

2. Draw an arrow to where each body part is located AND/OR draw a picture of each body part in the correct place on the body

3. List 2 negative health effects for each body part.

4. List 4 resources.

Negative Health EffectsBody Part: BRAIN

•Learning Disabilities

•Addiction

•Birth Defects

•Lowers Thinking Ability

•Behavior Problems

Negative Health EffectsBody Part: EARS

•Ear Infections

•Hearing Loss

•Swelling

•Irritation

Negative Health EffectsBody Part: MOUTH & THROAT

•Throat Cancer

•Mouth Cancer

•Sores

•Yellow Teeth/ Tooth Decay

•Bad Breath

•Loss of Taste

Negative Health EffectsBody Part: HEART

•Heart Disease

•Heart Attack

•Stroke

•Poor Blood Flow

•Increased Heart Rate

•Increase Blood Pressure

Negative Health EffectsBody Part: LUNGS

•Shortness of Breath / Hard to Breath•Cancer•Asthma•Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)•Emphysema•Coughing / Wheezing•Mucus•Pneumonia•Bronchitis•Blackened Lungs

Negative Health EffectsBody Part:

BLADDER

•Cancer

•Lack of Control

•Pee Bag

INTERNETAmerican Cancer Association

www.cancer.orgAmerican Heart Association

www.americanheart.orgAmerican Lung Association

www.lungusa.orgCampaign for Tobacco Free Kids

www.tobaccofreekids.orgCenters for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC)www.cdc.gov.tobacco

Environmental Protective Agency (EPA)www.epa.gov

National Cancer Institutewww.cancer.gov

OTHER RESOURCES• Internet• Doctor• Nurse• Counselor• Teacher• Intervention Specialist• Parents

RESOURCESSmokefree.gov

www.smokefree.govTobacco.org

www.tobacco.orgWhyQuit.Com

www.whyquit.com

Remember this picture?Bryan Curtis was 33 years old when this picture was taken. He is holding his 2 year old son.

Bryan started smoking at age 13. He warned his aging mother about the dangers of her smoking and tried to get her to stop smoking. He wasn’t worried about himself because he was young and had many years of life ahead.

Bryan could not have been more wrong. He was diagnosed with cancer and died 2 months later.

The dangers of smoking are real. This could happen to anyone. This could happen to you if you decide to smoke.

Started smoking at 13 years old.

Died at 33 years old, two months after being

diagnosed with lung cancer.

Notice the picture that he is holding…the same one where he was holding his 2 year old son TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS DEATH.

Smoking Kills!