Transcript U3P1 Teens and Tobacco

Teens and Tobacco
Unit 1
Why Teens Use Tobacco
Influence of friends:
• Friends can be a positive or a negative
influence on tobacco use.
• Teens who have friends that use tobacco are
more likely to use tobacco. If teens have
friends that do not use tobacco, they are less
likely to use it.
• Most people become addicted when they are
a teen.
Influence of Family:
• Parents often make their children aware of the
dangers and negative health effects of tobacco
use.
• Older brothers or sisters may be a positive role
model to not use tobacco.
• Even if parents who use tobacco tell their
teens about the dangers of tobacco, the teen
is more likely to use tobacco.
Influence of Media:
• Advertising tobacco on television and the
radio has been banned for over 30 years.
Tobacco ads are not allowed near schools or
to use cartoon characters. Despite all of these
regulations, they still find way to advertise to
teens.
• Anti-Tobacco ads can be found all over the
media. They gear their advertisements
towards teens because that is when people
typically begin using tobacco products.
Tobacco Products
• Tobacco products are made from dried,
processed leaves of tobacco plants.
• Tobacco naturally produces a chemical called
nicotine that acts as an insecticide to protect the
plants from insects.
• Nicotine is a very addictive chemical.
• Nicotine in its pure liquid form is extremely
poisonous. Each year, thousands of young
children die from eating cigarettes and cigars.
• Tobacco users are not immediately positioned by
nicotine because only a small amount enters the
body at a time.
Tobacco Products that are Smoked
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Cigarettes; most frequently used.
Bidis; imported from India
Kreteks; imported from Indonesia
Cigar and pipe tobacco; less processed than
cigarettes, but contains more nicotine.
Smokeless Tobacco
Consists of tobacco that is chewed, placed between
the lower lip and teeth or sniffed.
• Chewing tobacco, also known as “dip” or “chew”,
consists of poor-quality, ground tobacco leaves
mixed with flavorings, preservatives, and other
chemicals.
• Snuff is finely ground, powdered tobacco. It may
be a dry powder, or oil may be added to make the
snuff moist.