1 / 11

Understanding the Dangers of Tobacco Use in Teens

Learn about the high-risk behavior of teen smoking, reasons why teens start, harmful substances in cigarettes, and risks of smokeless tobacco. Specialty cigarettes and how they differ from standard ones are also explored.

rutherfords
Download Presentation

Understanding the Dangers of Tobacco Use in Teens

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chapter 24 Lesson 1 - Tobacco

  2. Tobacco Use – A High –Risk Behavior

  3. Why Young people start smoking • One million young people start smoking each year • Everyday in U.S. 6,000 young teens light up first cigarette • Each day 3,000 become regular smokers • 9/10 adult smokers started as teens • 2.6 million packs of cigarettes sold illegally to minors every day

  4. Of the people who began smoking as teens………… 1/3 WILL DIE FROM SMOKE RELATED CAUSES

  5. Why Teens Start • Remove fears • Make them seem older • PEER PRESSURE • Advertisements • Health risks begin with first cigarette

  6. What is in a cigarette • 43 chemicals known to cause cancer • CYANIDE • FORMALDEHYDE • ARSENIC • Nicotine – the addictive drug In cigarette

  7. Ten Reasons Teens Start Smoking • 1. To seem more sophisticated, older or cool • 2. Peer Pressure • 3. Influence of advertising • 4. Believe they can quit anytime • Short term stimulation effect

  8. Ten Reasons Teens Start Smoking • 6. To have something to hold • 7. Relaxation and stress relief • 8. Social crutch • 9. Deal with other cravings • 10. See family members do it

  9. Smokeless Tobacco • 12 million users of smokeless tobacco • Most start between 13-15 years old • Wrongly believe smokeless is less harmful than smoking

  10. Smokeless Tobacco • Risks associated with smokeless tobacco • Lip, mouth, throat cancer • Damage to teeth and gums • Damage to digestive system

  11. Specialty Cigarettes • Those prepared with tobacco and other ingredients • Some made with strong tobacco or contain spices that make them taste and smell sweet • They contain more cancer causing tars than standard cigarettes • Clove cigarettes may have 2 times the tar and nicotine

More Related