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The Dangers of Tobacco Use By Minors By: Cpl. Chris Winkle St. Marys Police Department 137@stmpd.org (912) 882-4488. Smoking related illnesses claim more American lives than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide and illegal drugs combined !. COUNTDOWN. Let’s all count to 10 together.

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  1. The Dangers of Tobacco Use By MinorsBy: Cpl. Chris WinkleSt. Marys Police Department137@stmpd.org(912) 882-4488 Smoking related illnesses claim more American lives than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide and illegal drugs combined!

  2. COUNTDOWN Let’s all count to 10 together.

  3. In the time it took for us to count to 10 • Someone has just died from smoking tobacco. Terrifying isn’t it?

  4. To be educated on the dangers of tobacco use by minors. Explain the penalties for the unlawful use or possession of tobacco by minors. Explain the consequences involved by the use of tobacco OBJECTIVE

  5. Why is it important to educate youth about smoking? • In 1985, one tobacco company brainstormed the idea of reaching younger adult customers in record stores. • As late as 1999, tobacco companies placed in-store advertising signage at a child’s eye level. • Every day, about 1,500 youth become daily smokers.

  6. Why is it important to educate youth about smoking? • Every day, about 3,900 youth ages 12 to 17 try a cigarette for the first time. • 1 out of 3 smokers begin smoking before the age of 14. • The majority of smokers begin before the age of 18 (80% before age 18, 90% before age 20). • 63% of high school smokers say they want to quit smoking.

  7. Causes harm to the body It can killyou Can cause diseases Ruin your career Is against the law for minors Can save your life Can save the life of your loved ones You can help educate others Keep you healthy It is Important to Know That using tobacco Not using tobacco can

  8. Facts about Tobacco • Majority of smokers begin before age 18 • 33% of daily users begin using tobacco before age 14 • 4.8 million people die each year from tobacco related diseases • 22.3% of high school students smoke. • 8.1% of middle school students smoke.

  9. DON’T BE A STATISTIC

  10. Nicotine Addiction Health Risks Carbon Monoxide Second-Hand Smoke Identifying the dangers of tobacco use

  11. Nicotine and Addiction What is nicotine? Is Nicotine a drug? What is addiction?

  12. Nicotine • Nicotine is found naturally in tobacco. It has no odor and it has no color. But, it is both physically and psychologically addictive. It can cause those who use it to want to smoke one cigarette after another. • Nicotine is a drugthat is found in cigarettes as well as smokeless tobacco. It is a potent poisonthat gives the user a high feeling. • Nicotine raises the heart rate and blood pressure

  13. Addiction • The smoker wants another cigarette to satisfy that craving. • Smoking is addictive • Three-quarters or (75%) of young people who use tobacco daily continue to do so because they find it hard to quit because they are addicted.

  14. Shortness of breath Dizziness. Lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Heart disease, Including stroke, heart attack, vascular disease, and aneurysm (burst blood vessel). Death Cancer Lung, mouth, throat, bladder, pancreas and kidney cancer. Dry skin Premature wrinkles Health Risks Smoking can cause a slow and painful death

  15. Say Cheese !! To Yellow Teeth

  16. EMPHYSEMA --- LUNG CANCER

  17. CHEMICALS IN TOBACCO • Cigarette smoke has more than 4000 chemicals in it • 11 known carcinogens in cigarette smoke.

  18. Fun Facts About Chemicals Found in Cigarettes

  19. Urea (pee/urine) Well, now you can add cigarettes to that list. That's right, the same stuff that comes out of your plumbing has a little thing called urea in it, and urea's in cigarette smoke. Who knew Big Tobacco was all-natural like that?

  20. Methanol (antifreeze) Well, good news: now there's delicious methanol in your cigarette smoke. That stuff is in anti-freeze, and heck, if you're stuck in the middle of North Dakota in nothing but your skivvies, a little antifreeze goes a long way. Of courseswallowing it might kill you.

  21. Cinnamaldehyde (dog and cat repellant) You don't see many dogs smoking these days, do you? No sir. That's because cinnamaldehyde, one of the delicious ingredients in cigarettes, is also an ingredient in dog and cat repellent.

  22. Cadmium (batteries) Things that typically need batteries: cyber-droids, light sabers, remote-control cars. Things that typically don't need batteries: your mom, rainbows, and cigarettes. So how come there's cadmium in cigarette smoke? After all, cadmium is one of the toxic chemicals found in batteries. Maybe Big Tobacco's coming out with an electronic laser cigarette in the near future, but don't hold your breath.

  23. Toluene (gasoline) Gentlemen, start your cigarettes: this one is for all you drag racers, grease monkeys, and Fast and Furious people out there. Turns out, toluene, one of the chemicals in tobacco smoke, is also a noxious component in gasoline.

  24. Hydrazine (rocket fuel) Yeah, you're right, this chemical is in cigarettes, but you wanna hear something really awesome? It's also found in rocket fuel! Which is found in...ROCKET SHIPS!!! Rocket ships rule! Sure, hydrazine can give youseizures, tremors, andconvulsions, but give it a break folks, because this stuff could also help put a monkey on Mars! Which to reiterate... awesome!

  25. Acetone (nail polish remover) For all the hipsters, Goths and ladies in the room, this one is for you. Acetone. Sounds like a download for your cell phone, sadly it's just a nasty chemical in cigarette smoke and nail polish remover. Yep, the same stuff that scrubs the Jet Black off your piggies is in every puff.

  26. Toluene (dynamite) Buh-BLAM! BLAM! Blam,Blam,Blam,Blam,Blam,Blam,Blam! Duck and cover, everybody, this presentation is about to blow! Introducing toluene, one of the magical components in TNT. And, coincidentally, one of the magical ingredients in cigarette smoke.

  27. Formaldehyde (embalming fluid) Your pet frog died. Bummer. But before you start crying, consider this solution: Formaldehyde. It's the funeral home dandy that keeps things like human remains and dead amphibians from decaying in front of your very eyes. Plus, leftovers can go to Big Tobacco: they've got formaldehydein their cigarette smoke.

  28. What is Carbon Monoxide? What is Secondhand Smoke? Surgeon General’s Warning Carbon Monoxide and Secondhand Smoke

  29. Carbon Monoxide is a poisonous gas. It can kill you! Smoking increases the level of carbon monoxide in the lungs. The poisonous gas is quickly absorbed into the blood, reducing the oxygen in the body Carbon monoxide and carcinogens are more prevalent in secondhand smoke than smoke directly inhaled by smokers Secondhand smoke is just as dangerous as smoking. One in every eight, lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers was caused by passive smoking or secondhand smoke It can cause ear infections and lung diseases Carbon Monoxide and Secondhand Smoke Facts:

  30. It shall be unlawful for any minor to purchase, attempt to purchase or possess for personal use cigarettes or tobaccorelated objects It is also unlawful for minors to misrepresent their age or identity to purchase cigarettes or tobacco related products Georgia Law O.C.G.A. 16-12-171(b)(1);states

  31. A minor who commits this offense may be punished by requiring 20 hours of community service Requiring attendance at a lecture or discussion on the health hazards of smoking, or A combination of both. Penalties

  32. What is Smokeless Tobacco? Smokeless Tobacco is also called snuff and chewing tobacco. Snuff is a fine-grain tobacco that often comes in teabag-like pouches that users "pinch" or "dip" between their lower lip and gum. Chewing tobacco comes in shredded, twisted, or "bricked" tobacco leaves that users put between their cheek and gum

  33. Cracked lips Stained teeth Bad breath Sore gums Affects your body development Consequences DON'T DIP SNUFF

  34. Rick Bender story Baseball player Started dipping at age 12 Dipping was cool Ads said it was the thing to do. Wanted to fit in Was healthy Like any other teenager Rick Bender story continued… Got cancer Jaw, mouth, teeth, tongue, neck and arm muscles severely damaged. Lost baseball career Face disfigured for life CONSEQUENCES

  35. CONSEQUENCES Don't do what I did Don't believe them. Don't wind up looking like me. ____Rick Bender

  36. What about the financial loss of nicotine addiction?

  37. What if you invested instead of smoking? • Average Cost of Cigarettes $3.00 • Cost per day $3.00 • Cost per month $90.00 • If invested at 12% from age 16-76 $11,622,000

  38. IN REVIEW • 1. What are some of the dangers of using tobacco? • 2. Is there a law against minors using or possessing tobacco? • 3. What are some of the consequences of using tobacco?

  39. Closing Statement • The magazine Aviation,Space,andEnvironmentalMedicine sums this matter up nicely, saying: “Tobacco is a nauseating plant that is consumed by only two creatures—a small green worm and man. The small green worm doesn’t know any better.”DO YOU?So be smart—don’t start.

  40. Thank You for your Time Cpl. Chris Winkle St. Marys Police Department

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