Transcript Tobacco - Curriculum

CIGARETTES
Name the 6 types of tobacco products:
SNUFF (DIP)
CIGARS
PIPE TOBACCO
HERBAL
CIGARETTES
CHEWING TOBACCO
While there are many
chemicals found in tobacco, we
are going to concentrate on 3 of
them.
Nicotine
Carbon Monoxide
Tar
Carbon Monoxide
What is the
colorless, odorless
gas found in
cigarette smoke
that blocks the
oxygen from
getting into the
bloodstream?
What is the addictive
drug found in all
forms of tobacco?
Nicotine
What is the cancer
causing agent in
tobacco?
Tar
Short term effects that can be seen very
soon after a person begins to smoke:
stimulates the brain reward
system
 increases heart rate and
blood pressure
increases breathing rate
increases blood-sugar levels
stimulates the vomit reflex
Smell like smoke
Loss of taste sensation
Long term effects of tobacco use:
Addiction- physically and mentally needing
tobacco
Bronchitis – inflammation of the bronchial tubes
Emphysema- loss of elasticity in the lungs,
making it difficult to inhale & exhale
Cancer – cancerous cells
replicate and spread
Heart and Artery Diseases
How can using tobacco effect your
immune system?
Chemicals in smoke reduce
the activity of the immune
system so you are more
likely to get sick.
Damaging the immune
system increases your
chances of suffering from
diseases such as cancer
What is the difference between the
following types of smoke?
SIDE STREAM SMOKE
Smoke from the burning end of
the cigarette
MAINSTREAM SMOKE
Smoke that is inhaled through a
tobacco product and exhaled
by a tobacco smoker
SECONDHAND SMOKE
Combination of exhaled
mainstream smoke and side
stream smoke.
How can tobacco use affect a
pregnancy?
Anything the mother
takes into her body the
baby also takes in.
CARBON MONOXIDE
in tobacco products cuts
down the oxygen supply to
the baby increasing your
chances of birth defects,
premature births,
miscarriage, still births etc…
How does tobacco use affect
families and society?
Costs the family
money
Costs society
money
medical care,
insurance costs
accidental fires etc…
buying tobacco products
lost of wages
medical bills
funeral costs
What are some ways to quit smoking?
Cold Turkey – just stop
Nicotine supplements (gum & patches) –
releases nicotine into the body through the
skin. Body gradually weans itself off the
nicotine.
E-cigarette – provide enhanced smoking
sensation.
Acupuncture – reduces cravings and
alleviates withdrawal symptoms.
What are some of the benefits of
being TOBACCO FREE?
Less chance of getting sick, not smelling like
smoke, better taste of food, money, etc…