14 Chapter 14 Tobacco Chapter Tobacco Contents Section
14 Chapter 14 Tobacco Chapter Tobacco Contents § Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco § Section 2 Health Effects of Smoking § Section 3 Passive Smoking § Section 4 Smokeless Tobacco § Section 5 The Decision to Quit Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 1
Chapter 14 Tobacco Fact or Fiction? Is this statement true or false? If you think it is false, explain what is true. • Smoking wrinkles the skin. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 2
Chapter 14 Tobacco Content Vocabulary nicotine gateway drug Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 3
Chapter 14 Tobacco Teens and Tobacco Advertising Tobacco advertising targets teens. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 4
Chapter 14 Tobacco • Cigarette companies are required to inform the public that smoking harms health, but their advertisements don’t convey the harmful effects. • Tobacco companies spend over $26 million a day on advertisements, in print and on the Internet, that appeal to young people. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 5
Chapter 14 Tobacco • The tobacco industry targets teens because most smokers pick up the habit in their teen years. • Worldwide, more than 5 million adult smokers die each year from smoking and smoking-related illnesses. • The tobacco industry needs to find replacement smokers for those who die. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 6
Chapter 14 Tobacco Teens and Tobacco Advertising Reasons teens give for smoking include: • I’m young now. I can quit later. • I don’t inhale. Smoking can’t hurt me. • Smoking makes me look grown-up. • I smoke filtered “light” cigarettes. They aren’t as harmful. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 7
Chapter 14 Tobacco Teens and Tobacco Advertising Other reasons teens give for smoking include: • My parents (or friends) smoke. Why shouldn’t I? • If I don’t spend the money on cigarettes, I’ll spend it on something else. • It keeps me from biting my nails, putting on weight, or being mad or bored or hurt or unhappy. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 8
Chapter 14 Tobacco Nicotine Addiction Smoking causes addiction, especially in teens. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 9
Chapter 14 Tobacco Nicotine Addiction • Tobacco’s active ingredient, nicotine, has effects on the brain similar to those of cocaine or heroin. nicotine An addictive drug present in tobacco Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 10
Chapter 14 Tobacco Nicotine Addiction • The director of the FDA once said that every year in the United States, “smoking kills more people than AIDS, car accidents, alcohol, homicides, illegal drugs, suicides and fires combined. ” Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 11
Chapter 14 Tobacco Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects Nicotine has many effects on the body: • It affects the major organ systems: nervous system, cardiovascular system, and digestive system. • It triggers the release of stress hormones, speeds up the heart, and raises blood pressure. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 12
Chapter 14 Tobacco Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects Nicotine has many effects on the body: • It changes brainwave patterns. • It reduces anxiety and pain. • It helps with concentration, dulls the taste buds, and reduces hunger. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 13
Chapter 14 Tobacco Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects Nicotine withdrawal has many effects on the body: • Lowered heart rate, lowered blood pressure, nausea, and headache. • Irritability, restlessness, anxiety, drowsiness, inability to concentrate, and the craving for another dose. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 14
Chapter 14 Tobacco Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects • Physical addiction is the most important reason that people use tobacco. • Psychological dependence occurs because nicotine brings pleasure and reduces pain. • Smoking provides a temporary escape from small stresses and a busy schedule. Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 15
Chapter 14 Tobacco Nicotine Addiction Nicotine’s Harmful Effects • Tobacco is a gateway drug and can eventually lead to the willingness to try much stronger drugs. Gateway drug A drug whose abuse is likely to lead to the abuse of other, more potent and dangerous drugs Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 16
Chapter 14 Tobacco Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary • Define nicotine An addictive drug present in tobacco Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 17
Chapter 14 Tobacco Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary • What is the term for a drug whose abuse is likely to lead to abuse of other, more potent, and dangerous drugs? gateway drug A drug whose abuse is likely to lead to abuse of other, more potent, and dangerous drugs Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 1 Why People Use Tobacco HOME << BACK NEXT >> 18
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