Transcript Tobacco
Tobacco THINK: What are ways people in the United States die? What does UNPREVENTABLE mean? What are some UNPREVENTABLE causes of death? What does the phrase “PREVENTABLE DEATH” mean? What are some causes of death that are preventable? WHAT?!?!?! Tobacco is STILL the leading cause of preventable death How many people have DIED because of tobacco? 20 million. 20 MILLION! That’s more than 5 times the population of LA! Larger than the state of New York! Why are teens still starting to smoke knowing they could die because of it? Did you know? 23% of high school students in the United States are current cigarette smokers Each day in the United States, 3,200 people under the age of 18 smoke their first cigarette. 2,100 occasional smokers become daily cigarette smokers. Electronic cigarettes use has TRIPLED among middle and high school students. The Reality… 70% of teen smokers say they wish they had never started. 95% of all teenage smokers think they will have quit within five years, but only 25% succeeded, eight years later. Why is tobacco so bad? Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 chemical compounds including: Cyanide, Formaldehyde, and Lead At least 40 chemicals in cigarettes are carcinogens: chemicals that cause cancer! Also contains TAR, which coats the airways Chewing tobacco and other tobacco products contain the same deadly chemicals and nicotine as cigarettes Nicotine Nicotine is the main addictive chemical in tobacco products Nicotine negatively affects the nervous system and the heart. Exposure to relatively small amounts can rapidly be fatal (example: liquid nicotine used for e-cigarettes). Harmful Results Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body causing many diseases Cigarette smoking accounts for an estimated 480,000 deaths, or nearly 1 of every 5 deaths, each year in the United States. More deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined Smoking is a LEGAL KILLER! Secondhand Smoke Secondhand smoke is composed of sidestream smoke (the smoke released from the tip) and exhaled mainstream smoke (the smoke exhaled by the smoker). The combination of sidestream and mainstream is called Environmental Tobacco Smoke, the true name for secondhand smoke. Second hand smoke causes heart disease, lung disease, and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and KILLS 42,000 innocent each year. Long Term Effects Lung Cancer: Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the lungs, it is called lung cancer. Lung cancer begins in the lungs and may spread to lymph nodes or other organs in the body, such as the brain. Cancer from other organs also may spread to the lungs. Emphysema: is a respiratory disease in which air cannot move in and out of alveoli become blocked or lose their elasticity. The person cannot breathe normally and can’t get enough oxygen to the body Financial Cost of Smoking An average pack of cigarettes $5.00 A week of cigarettes would be: $35.00 A year of cigarettes would be: $1,825 which is 7,300 cigarettes! What things do you think are a better purchase than cigarettes? Why? Write what you can buy for $1,825? $18,250? $109,500? Say No! Practice those REFUSAL skills! Why is it good to say no? By not smoking, you have these great benefits: Fewer colds, sore throats, asthma attacks Less likely to have stained teeth, bad breath You can taste and smell You won’t smell like smoke all the time! Won’t expose loved ones to cigarette smoke