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Chapter 20
Mr. Pressman
Freshman Health
The health risks
OF TAOBACCO USE
HEALTH RISKS OF
TABACCO USE
Nicotine
• Addictive Drug
• Substance that causes
physiological or psychological
dependence
• Nicotine
• Addictive drug found in tobacco
leaves
• Stimulant
• Drug that increases the action of
the central nervous system, the
heart, and other organs
Poisonous Substances
in Tobacco Smoke
• Carcinogen
• Cancer causing agent
• Tar
• Thick, sticky, dark fluid
produced when tobacco burns
• Carbon Monoxide
• Colorless, odorless, and
poisonous gas
Pipes, cigars, and
smokeless tobacco
NO TOBACCO PRODUCT IS SAFE TO USE
• One cigar contains as much nicotine as an entire pack
of cigarettes
• Smokeless tobacco- held in the mouth, or chewed
• Leukoplakia-white spots in the mouth that turn into
cancer
• All of these contribute to lip, mouth, throat, larynx,
lungs, esophagus cancer
Short term effects
of tobacco
• Brain chemistry changes
• Develops cravings, can go through withdrawal
• Respiration and heart rate increase
• Taste buds are dulled and appetite is reduced
• User have bad breath, yellowed teeth, and smelly hair, skin,
and clothes
Long term effects of
tobacco
These are possible health problems:
• Chronic Bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Lung Cancer
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Weakened Immune System
Long term effects of
tobacco
These are the systems in your body it negatively effects:
• Nervous System
• Respiratory System
• Digestive System
• Circulatory System
• Excretory System
Health Risks of tobacco
ILLNESS
NUMBER OF DEATHS
LUNG CANCER
123,000
OTHER CANCERS
34,700
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
90,600
CORONARY HEART
DISEASE
86,800
STROKE
17,400
OTHER DIAGNOSES
84,600
OTHER CONSEQUENCES
• COST TO SOCIETY
• Due to illness it cost the US 165 billion each year
• COST OT INDIVIDUALS
• Person who smokes a pack a day costs $1,500 a year
• LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
• 18 years old are not allowed to purchase tobacco products
• Using tobacco products on school grounds will lead to
suspension or expulsion
Choosing to live
tobacco free
Fewer teens are starting to us tobacco.
Why do you think
TEENS USE TOBACCO?
REDUCED TOBACCO
USE AMONG TEENS
• TOBACCO LEGISLATION
• NO-SMOKING POLICY
• FAMILY VALUES
• POSITIVE PEER PRESSURE
• HEALTH RISKS
STRATEGIES FOR
AVOIDING TOBACCO
• SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE
INFLUENCES
• REDUCE PEER PRESSURE
• BE PREPARED WITH REFUSAL SKILLS
QUITTING TOBACCO USE
Teens who quit use these reasons:
• They begin to have health problems, such as asthma, coughing, or
respiratory infection
• They realize the high cost of tobacco or find it difficult to purchase
tobacco products if they are under 18
• They realize that using tobacco can lead to other risky behaviors,
such as the use of alcohol and other drugs
• They understand the damaging effects of secondhand smoke and do
not want to harm others.
• They feel more powerful because they are not controlled by an
addiction to nicotine
Ending the
addiction cycle
• Nicotine Withdrawal
• Process that occurs in the body when
nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used
• Nicotine substitutes
• Products that deliver small amounts of
nicotine into the user’s system while he or
she is trying to give up the tobacco habit
Getting help to quit
tobacco use
• Prepare for the quit day
• Get support and encouragement
• Access professional health services
• Replace tobacco use with healthy behaviors
Promoting a smoke
FREE ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH RISKS OF
TOBACCO SMOKE
Vocabulary
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke
• Also called ETS
• Air that has been contaminated
by tobacco smoke
• Mainstream Smoke
• Smoke exhaled from the lungs of
a smoker
• Side Stream Smoke
• Smoke from the burning end of a
cigarette, pipe, or cigar
Risk to Others
• Non-Smokers
• Unborn Children
• Infants
• Young Children
Reducing you Risk
How can you take action to reduce the effects of ETS?
What is being done
TO CREAT A SMOKE
FREE SOCIETY?
OVERVIEW
• All tobacco products contain harmful chemicals, including
carcinogens and nicotine, and addictive drug.
• In addition to carcinogens and other toxic substances,
tobacco smoke contains tar and carbon monoxide.
• Tobacco use causes both short-term and long-term damage to
your body, such as lung cancer and heart disease.
• Tobacco use can also cause legal, social, and financial
problems.
• Some teens are influenced by peers or the media to use
tobacco, but many who start want to quit.
OVERVIEW
• The number of tobacco-free teens is steadily increasing.
• You can avoid using tobacco by carefully choosing your
friends, avoiding places where tobacco is present, and having
a refusal plan.
• Tobacco users often find it difficult to quit using tobacco
because they experience nicotine withdrawal.
• Environment tobacco smoke (ETS) is harmful to nonsmokers
and smokers because it contains toxic substances.
• A pregnant mother should avoid tobacco to protect the fetus.
OVERVIEW
• ETS is especially harmful to infants and young children.
• Laws and public policies are reducing ETS in public places.