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Tobacco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNS0JaX9_X8
Smoking trends by High School
Students
What is Tobacco?
 Tobacco is a plant grown in the United States, China, Brazil
and India among other countries. The leaves of tobacco
plants are dried, aged for two years, and then used to make
cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and snuff.
Why People Smoke
 Nicotine addiction - addiction can start a few
days after have a few cigarettes. Half of teenagers
progress to daily smoking, and become addicted
 Social and psychological factors- physical
addiction, and habits (using tobacco in social
situations), character
 Why start in the first place?-- appear older,
mature, cool, manly, parents smoke do not
discourage smoking.
CHEMICALS?????
 Find your match (picture to a description)
 Share your description of the chemical to the class
(read)
Chemicals in Tobacco
Questions to Ask Yourself
 Would you pour nail polish remover (Acetone) over your cereal
in the morning, or brush your teeth with mascara (Stearic Acid)
? Of course not!
 Would you use shaving cream (ethanol)
in place of whipped cream on a piece of pie? Nope!
 Yet, when you use tobacco, you are taking these chemicals into
your body!
 There are over 4,000 chemicals in tobacco.
 200 of them are heavy metals like cadimum (which is used to
make batteries).
Tar – A dark, thick, sticky liquid that forms when
tobacco burns.
 1 pack of Cigarette
=
1 Quart of Tar in the lungs
over a lifetime
 Nicotine – An addictive drug that is
found in all tobacco products.
 Carbon monoxide – A colorless,
odorless, poisonous gas that is
produced when tobacco burns.
 A stimulant
 More than 4000 chemicals
 10% are carcinogens or poisonous
 Carcinogens are cancer causing
agents
 The 3 most poisonous chemicals are:
tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide
Different Forms of Tobacco
 Cigarette – The most
common form in which
tobacco is used.
 Cigars and Pipes – Cigars
and Pipes produce more
tar than cigarettes. Cigar
smokers are more likely
to develop cancers.
 Smokeless Tobacco –
Chew is made from
coarsely ground tobacco
leaves. Users suck and
occasionally chew on it.
How Tobacco Affects the Body Systems
Tobacco Affects the Body System
How Tobacco Affects the Body
Personal
Appearance
 Stained Teeth
 Stained fingers
 Clothing damage
 Bloodshot eyes
 Wrinkles
 Smelly clothes
 Bad breath
The Cost of Tobacco
 # of Packs Cost/Month
Cost/Year
1 Pack a Day
$98.51
$1,182.09
1.5 Packs a
Day
2 Packs a Day
$147.76
$1,773.14
$197.02
$2,364.18
 $3.25 Per Pack
 Lifetime cost = 60 years = $141,850.80
The Cost of Tobacco
Packs/ Day
Cost/ Month
Cost/ year
1
$127.30
$1527.60
1.5
$190.95
$2291.44
2
$254.60
$3055.22
 $4.20 Per Pack
 Lifetime Cost = $183,313.20
Hidden Cigarette Costs
 Clothes ruined from cigarette smoke or cigarette burns.
 Higher Insurance Rates
 Doctor or Dental bills from Smoking
Tobacco Addictions
 Addiction – A physical or
mental need for a drug or
other substance.
 Nicotine is as addictive as
heroin, cocaine and alcohol
 Tobacco is the most common
form of drug addiction in the
United States.
Choose to BE Tobacco FREE
Why Teens Start to use Tobacco
A False Crutch:
 Peer Pressure
 Control Weight
 Look cool
 Stress
 Parents smoke
 Using Lighters / Carrying Cigarettes
Loss of Control
• 75% of tobacco addicts SAY they want to
quit
• 60-80% of addicts quit at stop-smoking
clinics, but nearly all relapse tobacco
addicts have dysfunctional need
gratification cycle
average 40 minutes between nicotine fix (get
edgy, irritable, trouble concentrating if no
drug)
It’s not to late to Quit
Tobacco In The Media !!
Gives false impressions of people
who smoke
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Images
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Athletic
Healthy Rebels
Mature
Attractive
The Reality of SMOKING!!
Reality
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Sickly
Constantly Short of Breath
Social outcasts
Prematurely Aged
The Truth!
Electronic Cigarettes
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMrUQXVaV9s
Electronic Cigarettes
 History: Electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes,
were invented in 2003 by a Chinese pharmacist.
 Today, there are hundreds of brands.
 E-Juice - The liquid used in e-cigarettes is a mixture of
nicotine, flavors, and propylene glycol
 Propylene glycol is a food preservative
 Flavors include: gummy bears, fruit punch, peach,
licorice, Swedish Fish, etc.
Youth Prevalence
 In 2012, 10% of high school students reported ever
using e-cigarettes, up from 4.7% in 2011.
 More than 75% of these students also report using
cigarettes
Health Effects
 These products are poorly regulated and highly
variable. One study found that:
Nicotine content labeling was not always accurate; some
cartridges that were labeled “no nicotine” actually
contained high doses of nicotine
 EC vapor has been found to contain heavy metals,
silicate, and nanoparticles (which can go deep into the
lungs)
 Many of the ingredients found in EC vapor are known
to be dangerous to human health. These ingredients
can cause: lung and cardiac inflammation, cancer, and
cell damage.
Marketing
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The Truth!
 Go to https://www.thetruth.com/the-facts
 Pick an interesting fact and create a small poster for
our TRUTH wall. Use colors and make it appealing to
the eye.