Transcript Chapter 24 Lesson 1

Chapter 24 Lesson 1 - Tobacco
Tobacco Use – A High –Risk
Behavior
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
• Of the people who began smoking as
teens…………
1/3 WILL DIE FROM SMOKE
RELATED CAUSES
Why Teens Start
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Remove fears
Make them seem older
PEER PRESSURE
Advertisements
Health risks begin with first cigarette
What is in a cigarette
• 43 chemicals known to cause cancer
• CYANIDE
• FORMALDEHYDE
• ARSENIC
• Nicotine – the addictive drug In cigarette
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
Ten Reasons Teens Start Smoking
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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
Smokeless Tobacco
• 12 million users of smokeless tobacco
• Most start between 13-15 years old
• Wrongly believe smokeless is less harmful
than smoking
Smokeless Tobacco
• Risks associated with smokeless tobacco
– Lip, mouth, throat cancer
– Damage to teeth and gums
– Damage to digestive system
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