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RINGER: ATOD ABC’s
For each letter of the alphabet, write a word or phrase that
represents an aspect of tobacco or drug abuse (including
alcohol).
The first 5 ringers that are turned in and completed correctly
will receive golden tickets.
You have 5 minutes. GO!!!!!
Discussion to follow…
Reflection Questions??? What kinds of behaviors were most effective on you?
Were there certain people that were better at making you smile than others?
Why were some people able to make you smile and you could ignore others?
How did you feel when you were one of the people trying to make them smile?
Was it easy to make people smile even when they didn’t want to?
How much concentration did it take to keep from smiling?
Why is it easier to accomplish something when you concentrate on it?
How can we apply this activity to peer pressure?
• First: You are responsible for taking 1 SECTION of notes on your own.
• Look at the top LEFT-HAND corner of your note packet.
• If you have a 1 take notes on section 1 only
• If you have a 2 take notes on section 2 only
• If you have a 3 section 3
• If you have a 4 section 4
Tobacco: Guided Notes
Tobacco – Guided Notes cont’d
Your teacher has stations for each section of notes
GO TO YOUR STATION AND TAKE NOTES ON YOUR
SECTION ONLY!!
Now TEACH each other!!
Now that you’ve completed your section of notes, look in the
top RIGHT-HAND corner of your note packet.
Meet with all of the people who have the same Halloween
shape as you.
Pumpkins meet with pumpkins, bats with bats, etc.
TEACH the other people in your group, your notes (this is
where you will get the other 3 sections of notes filled out)
Tobacco Statistics
Illness caused by smoking kills 434,000 Americans every
year.
Over 87% of lung cancer cases are caused by smoking.
The death rate from heart disease is 70% higher for smokers
than for non-smokers.
Each year an estimated 50,000 nonsmokers die from
exposure to tobacco smoke released into the air by smokers.
Tobacco statistics cont’d Most people who are addicted to nicotine, started in their
teens
Over 3000 teens try smoking cigarettes for the first time every day. Exposure to pro-tobacco movies, TV shows, and ads that show tobacco use in a positive way more than doubles your chances of starting smoking.
The tobacco industry spends more than $24 million each day marketing its products in the U.S. alone.
14% of U.S. high school students smoke
In an average one-hour hookah session, you inhale 100 to 200 times as much smoke as from a single cigarette.
Tobacco Statistics Cont’d…
Tobacco contains over 4,000 chemicals
Tobacco contains 401 poisons.
Over 70 poisons in tobacco are known Carcinogens.
3 of the most poisonous chemicals in tobacco
Tar
Nicotine
Carbon Monoxide
Smoking Vocabulary Tar: A solid material in tobacco smoke that turns into a thick
liquid
Is produced when tobacco is burned
Builds up on the alveoli (air sacs ) in the airways
Nicotine: An addictive chemical found in tobacco
Reaches your brain in less than 10 seconds
Is a stimulant: increases heart rate and blood pressure
Constricts blood vessels
Carbon Monoxide: A poisonous gas released by burning tobacco
Decreases red blood cells ability to carry oxygen, therefore suffocating the organs.
Carcinogen – a cancer-causing agent
Smoking Vocabulary Psychoactive Substance: A substance that causes a change in a
person’s mood and behavior (nicotine)
Secondhand Smoke: a combination of Mainstream and
Sidestream Smoke.
Mainstream Smoke: Smoke inhaled from the cigarettes through
the filter to the mouth
Sidestream Smoke: Smoke that enters the environment from the
burning end of the cigarette.
• There is 3 times the amount of Carbon Monoxide and 2 times
the nicotine in Secondhand smoke than in Mainstream smoke!!!
• 30 minutes of inhaling Secondhand Smoke is the equivalent of
smoking 1 cigarette.
Stages of Addiction to Nicotine
TOLERANCE PSYCHO-
LOGICAL
DEPENDENCE
• More and more
of the drug is
required to get
the initial effects
• Cravings
• Agitation
• Depression
• Frustration
PHYSICAL
DEPENDENCE
• The body cannot get
through the day
without it
• If nicotine is
removed from the
body, will go through
withdrawal
Effects of Nicotine
Brain: smoking deprives oxygen flow and causes the blood
vessels to narrow, which can lead to a stroke.
Lungs: smoking introduces cancer-causing agents directly to
the lung tissue. It also impairs the cilia’s ability to clear these
and other foreign substances.
Emphysema: is a disease in which the tiny air sacs of the lungs
are ruptured, torn, or lose their elasticity.
Chronic Bronchitis: is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes
in the lungs causing production of excessive mucus.
Effects of Nicotine on Other Organs
Heart: increased heart rate and blood pressure, and
constriction of blood vessels, which can lead to a heart attack
Stomach and Small Intestines: Ulcers
Bladder: Cancer
Kinds of Tobacco
Cigarettes There are many types on the market today, marketed towards both
men and women, young and old. They come in all different shapes
and sizes, colors and flavors, and can pretty much be targeted
towards any audience. There is no one over the age of 18 that isn't
targeted somehow by different marketing ploys. Remember, they
are out to get you!
Filterless, wides, lights, ultra-lights, menthol, cloves, etc.
Kinds of Tobacco cont’d
Cigars – contain nicotine in the tobacco leaves
Can contribute to oral cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach
cancer, poor dental health
Pipes Tobacco for smoking in pipes isoften carefully treated and
blended to achieve flavors not available in other tobacco
products.
Hookahs – filter smoke through a water chamber; just as
dangerous as cigarettes
Smokeless Tobacco - Chew
Chewing tobacco: smokeless tobacco placed between a person’s cheek and gum = Chew/Dip
The juices that contain nicotine and other chemicals mix with the saliva and are absorbed into the bloodstream. Absorbed through the cheeks
and gums Can cause oral, throat,
stomach, blood cancers
Snuff Snuff: ground tobacco that
is inhaled through the nose
or placed between the
cheek and gum.
The nicotine and other
chemicals are absorbed
through the mucus
membranes of the nose and
mouth
Quitting Smoking Set a quitting date: Choose a time when stress is low
Decide your approach: gradually, cold turkey, the patch,
medication, hypnotized.
Prepare your environment: throw away ashtrays, lighters,
cigarettes
Get help if you need it: family and friends, community programs,
online interactive websites
Find other ways to cope with stress: exercise, relaxation, listen to
music