The Truth About Tobacco. What will we talk about? The facts about smoking – what you need to know! (Statistics, Health Effects, Second-Hand Smoke)

The Truth About Tobacco

What will we talk about?

The facts about smoking – what you need to know! (Statistics, Health Effects, Second-Hand Smoke)

Components of a cigarette

Tips for quitting smoking

Support is available ex: Smokers’ Helpline!

What do you know?

On a half sheet of paper:

Write down one interesting fact that you learned from the packet we’ve been working on in the computer lab.

The Facts What You Deserve to Know!

FACT

Tobacco is the only legal product sold that is DEADLY when used

exactly as the manufacturer intended.

FACTS More than 400,000 people die each year in the U.S. due to

smoking related illnesses - over 1000 of them from second-hand smoke.

Tobacco killed 100 MILLION people worldwide in the 20th century – predicted to be ONE BILLION in the 21st C.

That's more than five times the number of Americans who die from traffic injuries, alcohol abuse, murder and suicide combined.

Smoking is the #1 cause of preventable death in the United States and around the world.

FACTS

In the United States 19% of our total population smoke 18.1% of youth ages 15-19 smoke (3.4

million)

85% of smokers start before their 16th birthday.

50% of all smokers die from smoking.

Day in the life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zWB4dLYChM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zWB4dLYChM

Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

• Of the following, which would you put in your body 1-20. You have to choose 2.

• Old Batteries (Cadmium)

11

• Fart – Methane Gas

22


• Nicotine – Insecticide

33


• Paint – Dioxins

44


• Toilet Cleaner – Ammonia

5555


• Fuel – Methanol

66


• Industrial strength solvent – Toluene

77


• BBQ lighter fuel – Hexamine

88


• Rat Poison – Arsenic

99


• Arsenic – Same chemical used to preserve a body so you don’t decompose. – It kills bacteria.

• Lighter fuel – Butane

1010


• Lead #11


• Banned insect killer –DDT

1212


• Mercury: Extremely toxic. – So toxic that science teachers cannot even

have it in their rooms.

1133


• Nail polish remover –Acetone

1414


• The same gas used in the gas chamber for people on death row -Hydrogen cyanide

1515


• Varnish – Urethane

1616


• CD’s – Chemical that makes them… Phenol

1177


• Preservative: Formaldehyde

1818


• Car exhaust – Carbon monoxide

1919


• Road tar – Carbon goo.

2020

• Poll! What was the product that we wanted to consume form the list 1-20.

• 1) Cadmium 11) Lead • 2) Methane 12) DDT• 3) Nicotine 13) Mercury• 4) Dioxins 14) Acetone• 5) Ammonia 15) Hydrogen Cyanide• 6) Methanol 16) Urethane• 7) Toluene 17) Phenol• 8) Hexamine 18) Formaldehdye• 9) Arsenic 19) Carbon Monoxide• 10) Butane 20) Road Tar


• Poll! What was the product that we wanted to consume form the list 1-20.

• 1) Cadmium 11) Lead • 2) Methane 12) DDT• 3) Nicotine 13) Mercury• 4) Dioxins 14) Acetone• 5) Ammonia 15) Hydrogen Cyanide• 6) Methanol 16) Urethane• 7) Toluene 17) Phenol• 8) Hexamine 18) Formaldehdye• 9) Arsenic 19) Carbon Monoxide• 10) Butane 20) Road Tar


• All of these can be found in a single cigarette. Most from this list can’t even be disposed of at the landfill. Most are considered hazardous waste.

• 1) Cadmium 11) Lead • 2) Methane 12) DDT• 3) Nicotine 13) Mercury• 4) Dioxins 14) Acetone• 5) Ammonia 15) Hydrogen Cyanide• 6) Methanol 16) Urethane• 7) Toluene 17) Phenol• 8) Hexamine 18) Formaldehdye• 9) Arsenic 19) Carbon Monoxide• 10) Butane 20) Road Tar• Bonus *Polonium


• Over 3,500 more… But we just don’t have the time. Many more that may be undiscovered.


• Video Link! Chemicals in a cigarette– (Reality Ad)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxPAe735Hc0

FACT

FACT

Cigarettes contain over 4000 toxic chemicals – 50 of which are known to cause cancer (carcinogens)!

NICOTINE

Nicotine is a powerful mood-altering substance that is extremely toxic and addictive

Facts about Nicotine

Found only in the tobacco leaf

At low doses it can stimulate nerve cells

At high doses it is a poison that has been used as an insecticide

Two to three drops of pure nicotine can kill you

What does Nicotine do?

Takes 7 seconds for 1/4 of the nicotine to go straight to the brain.

Causes your brain to release a chemical called Dopamine.

It's Dopamine that gives you a false sense of well-being, and soon the body wants more and more Dopamine on a regular basis. This is the beginning of an addiction.

80% of young people who try 2 cigarettes or more go on to battle a life-time of addiction. http://www.finalsmoke.com/howitworks.html

AddictionPeople with an addiction have a physical of psychological need for a drug or substance.They need this drug to feel normal.

The Health Effects!

Affects EVERY part of your bodyHairBrainEyes Mouth – breath and teethYellow skin and wrinklesDifficulty in breathing

(Asthma, etc).Serious Diseases

Health Effects Mouth – bad breath, gum

disease, tooth decay, tongue &

mouth cancer Eyes – cataracts & blindness

Brain – nicotine can be as addictive as heroin and alters how the brain works. It can increases risk for stroke

Skin damage – winkles, dry skin, psoriasis, yellow

fingers and stained fingernails

Health Effects

Asthma

Health Effects

Common Lung Diseases

EmphysemaHealthy Lung CancerDiseased Lung

Health Effects

Heart Disease – heart attacks, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, and cancer

ArteriosclerosisCoronary heart disease Cancer

Health Effects

Poor circulation – peripheral vascular disease, gangrene, amputation

Health Effects

Impotence

A greater percentage of male smokers are

impotent compared to non-smokers

Health Effects

85% of all lung cancer deaths

30% of all other cancers – (mouth, stomach, breast, bladder, etc)

50% of all smokers will die from smoking.

It is estimated that 55% of young men and 51% of young women who start smoking by age 15 will die before age 70 if they continue to smoke.

FACTSSmoking Causes..

©2006 Cigarette.com

If a picture is worth a

thousand words,

what is this one trying to say?

What is Second-Hand Smoke?

A combination of 2 forms of smoke from burning tobacco products: Sidestream smoke: smoke that comes from

the end of a lighted cigarette, pipe, or cigar Mainstream smoke: smoke that is exhaled by

a smoker

Second-hand smoke is more dangerous than directly inhaled smoke. Second-hand smoke releases the same 4,000 chemicals as smoke that is directly inhaled, but often in even greater quantities

Second-Hand Smoke

The short-term effects include:

eye irritation headache nasal discomfort and sneezing cough and sore throat nausea and dizziness increased heart rate and blood

pressure increased risk for people with

heart disease (angina), asthma, allergies

Long-term effects include:

Reduced ability to take in and use oxygen.

Cancer of the lung. Heart disease and stroke. Childhood asthma and other

breathing difficulties. Ear infections

Second-hand smoke is linked to the deaths of at least 1,100

Americans every year.

We know it’s bad for us, so why do we start to smoke?

Curious – experimenting

Peer Pressure Parents/friends smoke

Looks cool Want to fit in What other reasons?

The Tobacco Industry&

Youth

The tobacco industry is in the business of hooking smokers.

Nicotine is the chemical that hooks smokers!

FACTS

Tobacco companies must replace these smokers and Youth are specifically targeted to take their place.

The Tobacco Industry loses close to 500 smokers every day in America because they will quit or die.

FACTS

The Tobacco Industry deliberately targets you - spending about 16 million dollars on advertising a day.

From Rothman’s Benson and Hedges internal marketing document: “The key 15-19 age group is a MUST for RBH”.

80% of young people who have 2 or more cigarettes go on to be full time smokers

FACTS

How are You Targeted by the Tobacco Industry?

Instead of the shelves filled with candy and baseball cards …all you can see from the floor to the ceiling is cigarettes (Power Wall).

Tobacco companies make sure that their cigarettes and advertising are eye-level with young children

At your local store

At your local store

Some candy are packaged/labeled to look like cigarettes.

Movies

Sports Events

Even at the arcade!

Cartoons

1. Mickey Mouse

Which of the following characters was most familiar among youth in the USA?

3. Joe Camel

2. Ronald McDonald

Joe Camel !

Joe Camel Ads should probably look like this… !

Tools of the Trade

Saying “NO” to Smoking

Give a reason or excuse“I have allergies.” “I can’t because I play sports.”

“No thanks”

Broken record“No.” “No.” “No.” “I said No.”

Walk away

Avoid the situation“I have other plans right now.”

Cold shoulderIgnore them. Go & talk with other friends.

Reverse the pressure“I don’t want to & I can’t believe you do.”

Strength in numbers“Everyone knows says it’s bad for you.”

Be Funny“You’ve got to be joking.” “ Smoking Sucks!”

Saying “NO” to Smoking

Why do people continue to smoke?

Addiction – Tough to quit! Something to do with your hands Stimulation – nicotine stimulates Don’t know how to quit Relieves stress Other reasons?

Reasons to Quit

Health Stinks, bad breath, yellow skin Family/Friends Too much money! Peer pressure (fewer smokers)

Fewer places to smoke Don’t like it anymore – sick of it

Others…

So how do I quit?

Form a plan – decide on the best approach for you.

Two ways to quit1. All at once2. Cutting back

Based on the way you want to quit there are a lot of tools out there to help you.

Tips/Techniques

The 4D’s – Drink water, deep breathe, delay and do something different

Brush your teeth, chew gum

Eat breakfast first, have snacks for daily cravings

Where you smoke and who you are with.

Cut back on coffee, caffeine and anything else that triggers you to smoke

Ask a health care provider about patch, gum, pill

Exercise, eat right, pick up a hobby

Stay positive! You Can do it!

Get support form the community

Programs & Supports

Patch Gum Nicotine Inhaler Smokers’ Helpline Internet Resources

www.smokershelp.net www.gohealthy.ca www.smokingsucks.c

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Teacher, School Counselor, Nurse, Doctor, Friend/Family “Kick the Nic” Group

Program Quit for Life

Community Supports to Quit

The Lung Association Programs:

Smokers’ Helpline – 1-800-363-5864 Smokers Helpline Website and chat

rooms www.smokershelp.net E-Cousenling Group Programs School / Community Presentations Information / Resources Centre Student / Teacher Info. Kits Lungs are For Life Lessons Plans

http://www.smokershelp.net/

Questions & Answers

For more information, call the

Smokers’ Helpline

1-800-363-5864www.smokershelp.net

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The Truth About Tobacco. What will we talk about? The facts about smoking – what you need to know! (Statistics, Health Effects, Second-Hand Smoke)