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Tobacco

Tobacco. Chapter 16. Answer the following questions using the graph on the previous slide. Did smoking increase or decrease among 12 th graders over the years? Did smoking increase or decrease among 10 th graders over the years? What percentage of 10 th graders smoked in 2006?

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Tobacco

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  1. Tobacco Chapter 16

  2. Answer the following questions using the graph on the previous slide • Did smoking increase or decrease among 12th graders over the years? • Did smoking increase or decrease among 10th graders over the years? • What percentage of 10th graders smoked in 2006? • Did more 10th or 12th graders smoke?

  3. Why teens use tobacco/vape • Influence of friends • Fit in • Influence of family • Parents, siblings • Influence of media • Commercials? • Internal pressure • Curiosity, rebel

  4. Anti tobacco commercials

  5. Tobacco products • Made from dried process leaves of tobacco plants • Nicotine- very addictive chemical (insecticide) in tobacco products • In pure liquid form nicotine is extremely poisonous

  6. Products that are smoked • Cigarettes- consist of cured and shredded tobacco leaves rolled in paper • Bidis- consist of tobacco wrapped in a leaf and tied with a string • Kreteks- contain ground clove • Clove numbs the lungs • Cigar and pipe tobacco- higher levels of nicotine

  7. Smokeless tobacco • Tobacco that is placed between the lower lip and teeth or sniffed through the nose • Chewing tobaccos- ground tobacco leaves mixed with flavorings, preservatives and other chemicals • Snuff- finely ground, powdered tobacco

  8. What about vaping? Do vaps contain tobacco? Are they harmful?

  9. E-Cigs/Vapors • Don’t contain tobacco • Contains a cartridge of liquid nicotine • Battery used to heat up the liquid to create vapor- which is inhaled • Safety concerns on inhaling pure nicotine? • Not enough research has been done

  10. cdc.gov • The e-cigarette aerosol that users breathe from the device and exhale can contain harmful and potentially harmful substances, including: • Nicotine • Ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs • Flavoring such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to a serious lung disease • Volatile organic compounds • Cancer-causing chemicals • Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead

  11. Avoiding tobacco use • Refusal skills • A simple “no” • No with a reason • No with an alternative • No and stand your ground • Avoid/leave the scene

  12. Benefits of quitting • Cardiovascular benefits • Blood pressure lowers, heart rate returns to normal • Reparatory benefits • Cilia lining the air passages regain normal function • Psychological benefits • Increased confidence after quitting • Benefits to society • Tobacco use costs society 200 billion dollars a year

  13. Tips for quitting • List of reasons why • Throw away all tobacco products • Change daily routine • Tell family and friends for support • Avoid being around people who use tobacco • Put aside the money you save to reward yourself • exercise

  14. Getting help • Health care professional • Nicotine replacement therapy • Support groups • Local workshops

  15. Activity • www.cdc.gov • Healthy living tab • Smoking and tobacco use • Quit smoking • How to quit • Tips from former smokers • Real stories • Choose a person and read about their story • Write a brief summary about them • Who, years smoking, diseases, did they quit, how, etc

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