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Lesson 4Lesson 4

The Dangers The Dangers of Tobaccoof Tobacco

Using alcohol, Using alcohol, tobacco, or tobacco, or marijuana is like marijuana is like playing with playing with dynamite.dynamite.

These drugs are These drugs are extremely extremely dangerous for dangerous for young people.young people.

Dangers of Dangers of TobaccoTobacco Tobacco is the leading Tobacco is the leading

cause of cancer.cause of cancer.

Tobacco contains a Tobacco contains a drug called nicotine drug called nicotine that is highly that is highly addictive.addictive.

Approximately 40% of Approximately 40% of students ages 12-17 students ages 12-17 have smoked have smoked cigarettes.cigarettes.

60.9% of students TRY 60.9% of students TRY to quit each year…to quit each year…appr. 4% are able to appr. 4% are able to without helpwithout help

Tobacco Effects on Youth

♣    They often do not perform well in school ♣    They feel like they are not a part of the school ♣    They become isolated from other students ♣    They can’t perform as well at sports events ♣    They feel like they have little hope of going to college ♣    They feel like they need a job to support their smoking habit ♣    They are reported to school officials for skipping classes ♣    They start using other illegal substances ♣    They begin experimenting with alcohol and other drugs ♣    They experience pressure from home and school and use tobacco as a form of relief

♣    Teen smokers enjoy trying to hide their smoking

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TobaccoEvery 2 ½ days, tobacco kill as many people that were killed on 9/11/2001!

In 2006, alcohol related car wrecks claimed the lives of 1,677 Texans. Tobacco kills more Texans each month!

Smoking Smoking StatisticsStatistics

Could you do this Could you do this if you smoked?if you smoked?

Shortness of breath & Shortness of breath & dizzinessdizziness

Lung disease/Chronic Lung disease/Chronic bronchitis/emphysemabronchitis/emphysema

Heart disease/stroke/heart Heart disease/stroke/heart attack/vascular attack/vascular disease/aneurysmdisease/aneurysm

Lung/mouth/throat/Lung/mouth/throat/bladder/pancreas/kidney bladder/pancreas/kidney cancercancer

Dry skin/premature wrinklesDry skin/premature wrinkles

Dead Foot - Because of poor blood flow to this foot, a severe infection set in. The foot died and had to be cut off. Smoking

can cause poor blood flow.

Smoking causes all blood vessels to become narrow, Smoking causes all blood vessels to become narrow, reducing blood flow to the various organs and parts of reducing blood flow to the various organs and parts of the body. This is especially bad for parts of the body the body. This is especially bad for parts of the body like hands and feet that are distant from the heart. like hands and feet that are distant from the heart. With less blood, infection and tissue death are a great With less blood, infection and tissue death are a great risk. risk.

Cigarettes contain Cigarettes contain many harmful many harmful

poisons poisons (Approximately (Approximately

4800). Did you know 4800). Did you know these were in these were in cigarettes?cigarettes?

Ammonia (found in toilet bowl cleaner)Ammonia (found in toilet bowl cleaner) Arsenic (found in Rat Poison)Arsenic (found in Rat Poison) Acetaldehyde (air pollutant)Acetaldehyde (air pollutant) Benzene (causes cancer(Benzene (causes cancer( Polonium 210 (nuclear waste)Polonium 210 (nuclear waste) Carbon Monoxide (car exhaust/toxic gas…can cause Carbon Monoxide (car exhaust/toxic gas…can cause

death)death) Chromium (causes cancer)Chromium (causes cancer) Hydrogen Cyanide (causes cardiovascular/respiratory Hydrogen Cyanide (causes cardiovascular/respiratory

disease-used prison executions)disease-used prison executions) Acetone (used to remove paint)Acetone (used to remove paint) Sodium Hydroxide (hair removal)Sodium Hydroxide (hair removal) Naphthalene (found in mothballs)Naphthalene (found in mothballs) Urea (found in human sweat & pee)Urea (found in human sweat & pee) Methanol (found in antifreeze)Methanol (found in antifreeze) Cinnemaldyhyde (found in insect repellent)Cinnemaldyhyde (found in insect repellent) Cadium (found in batteries)Cadium (found in batteries) Toluene (found in gasoline & explosives)Toluene (found in gasoline & explosives) Hydrazine ( found in rocket fuel)Hydrazine ( found in rocket fuel) Geraniol (found in pesticides)Geraniol (found in pesticides) Formaldehyde (preserves dead bodies)Formaldehyde (preserves dead bodies)

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Smoking kills 434,000 Smoking kills 434,000 Americans every year, Americans every year,

more than...more than...

AIDSAIDS Car accidentsCar accidents AlcoholAlcohol MurdersMurders FiresFires #1 cause of #1 cause of

preventable death preventable death in USin US

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On average, adults who On average, adults who smoke cigarettes smoke cigarettes die 14 die 14

years earlier years earlier than than nonsmokersnonsmokers

The Tobacco The Tobacco IndustryIndustry

The largest provider of smoking prevention funding is Phillip Morris.

They also spend $32 million every day to advertise cigarettes.

Using the Using the CalculatorCalculator

The calculator has two components:

Side one, A Short Story of Life, produces an estimate of life lost from smoking in days, weeks, and years.

Step 1. Select the number of cigarettes smoked per day.

Note days, weeks, and years of life lost

Side two, The Cost of Dying Young, produces an estimate of lifetime costs of smoking at two fixed rates - $2.50

per pack or $5.00 per pack - and the number of packs of cigarettes smoked per lifetime.

.

Step 2. Note number of packs smoked in a lifetime. Note lifetime cost at $2.50 per pack and $5.00 per pack.

Smokeless Tobacco-Caffinated Energy Dip

Smokeless Product

6-9 mg nicotine

Pancreas-Mouth-Esophagus Cancers possible

E-Cigarette

Flavored Cigarettes

Flavored cigarettes banned June 22, 2010.

“Little cigarettes can still be flavored

Ex)Swisher Sweets

Black & Milds

Intended to lure children

Alcohol Flavored Products

If we make your brain If we make your brain think you are think you are

drinking, you will drinking, you will smoke more because smoke more because alcohol and drinking alcohol and drinking

are paired together in are paired together in the brainthe brain

Camel Dissolvables

3 mg nicotine per pouch

Can chew up to 14-20 pouches

Lethal dose for kids 40-45 mg

Possible Effects:Possible Effects:Vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, Vomiting, nausea, diarrhea,

headaches, trouble breathing, headaches, trouble breathing, paleness, sweating, heart paleness, sweating, heart

palpitations, stomach cramps, palpitations, stomach cramps, drooling, fatigue, deathdrooling, fatigue, death

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzsMmWg8LYE&feature=PlayList&p=90A667375014D6BA&index=4

More Effects of More Effects of Smoking…Smoking…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZjLpfiuf8&feature=PlayList&p=90A667375014D6BA&index=28

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