Transcript Choosing to be tobacco free.

Choosing to be tobacco
free.
Ch. 20 Lesson 2
Why do teens use tobacco?
 Control weight
 Make them look cool/mature
 Stress reliever
 Peer Pressure
Tobacco Legislation
 In 1998, tobacco companies and 46 states reached a legal
settlement that restricts tobacco advertising aimed at
young people. Tobacco companies are required to fund
ads that will discourage teens from using tobacco
products.
 Non-Smoking States: 25 States + District of Columbia
How to Avoid Tobacco
 Surround yourself with positive influences
 Reduce Peer Pressure
 Use Refusal Skills
Why Quit?
 Health Problems
 Cost
 Damaging effects of secondhand smoke
 Not controlled by an addiction
Nicotine Withdrawal
(Vocab)
 The process that occurs in the body when nicotine, an
addictive drug, is no longer used.
 Symptoms: Irritability, difficulty concentrating, anxiety,
sleep disturbance and cravings.
Nicotine Substitutes
(Vocab)
 Products that deliver small amounts of nicotine into the
user’s body while he or she is trying to give up the
tobacco habit.
 Examples: Patches, Gum, Electronic Cigarettes and
inhalers
Tobacco Cessation
Program (Vocab)
 A course that provides information and help for people
who want to stop using tobacco.
Review
 What are 4 reasons smoking among teens is on a
downward trend?
 List reasons to quit smoking?
 Why might people use a nicotine substitute when
quitting smoking?