Chapter 24 Tobacco Lesson 1 Tobacco Use A

Chapter 24 Tobacco • Lesson 1 • Tobacco Use - A High Risk Behavior p. 528

Health Terms • Addiction • Nicotine • Stimulant • Tar • Carcinogens • Carbon monoxide • Smokeless tobacco

Why Young People Start Smoking • 1/5 American teens smoke • Every day in the US 6, 000 teens light up for the first time • 3, 000 become regular smokers • 9/10 adult smokers began as teens • Of those who began smoking as teens, 1/3 will die from smoke related causes • 2. 6 million packs of cigarettes are sold illegally to minors

Why Young People Start Smoking cont’d

What is in Cigarettes? • The most popular form of tobacco • At least 43 chemicals • Cancer causing chemicals - Carcinogens • Cyanide • Formaldehyde • Arsenic • Nicotine - a stimulant • Tar • Carbon Monoxide

Smokeless Tobacco • Sniffed • Chewed • Over 12 million American users • Starting between ages 13 & 15 • Many believe smokeless is safer than smoking…NOT TRUE • Smokeless carries the same chemicals

Smokeless Tobacco • Health Risks of Smokeless Tobacco: • Mouth sores that can turn to cancer of • Lips • Mouth • Throat • Damage to teeth and gums • Damage to digestive system

Other Forms of Tobacco • Pipes • Cigars • More tar and harmful chemicals are generated • Greater chance of lip, mouth and throat cancer

Benefits of Being a Nonsmoker • Better able to taste food • Better endurance and energy • $$$ for other things • Reduced risk of cancer, heart disease, & other life threatening diseases • Feeling better about yourself

Chapter 24 Tobacco • Lesson 2 • What Tobacco Does to the Body p. 533

Motivator • List all of the possible • consequences of tobacco use • that you can recall.

Health Terms • • Leukoplakia Passive smoke Mainstream smoke Sidestream smoke

Why does a tobacco user want more? • The constriction of the blood vessels causes a mild high. When the vessels return to normal, there is a sensation of restlessness & irritation. The tobacco user does not like the discomfort & will repeat the behavior that produced pleasure. This causes a cycle of use that becomes habitual. The frequent use builds up an addiction to nicotine.

Effects of Smoking on the Smoker 1. Short-term effects a. What happens immediately when smoking 2. Long-term effects a. What happens when smoking continues

Long-Term Effects of Smoking • Diseases of the Respiratory System • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) 1. Chronic Bronchitis • • • Bronchi are irritated Cilia become useless Excess mucus secretion 2. Emphysema

Long-Term Effects of Smoking cont’d COPD cont’d 1. Emphysema • Destruction of the air sacs • • Part of the lung where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged Person uses about 80% of energy to breath compared to 5% 2. Lung Cancer

Long-Term Effects of Smoking cont’d • COPD cont’d 1. Lung Cancer • Cilia are destroyed • Mucus cannot be expelled • Both of those create idea living conditions for cancer cell to grow • Leading cause of cancer deaths among males • Becoming more significant in women

Cilia

Long-Term Effects of Smoking cont’d • Diseases of the Circulatory System 1. Nicotine • • • Makes the heart pump faster Contributes to plaque (fatty deposit) build-up 2. Smoking • • Constricts the blood vessels Raises blood pressure

Long-Term Effects of Smoking cont’d Diseases of the Circulatory System cont’d • If all Americans stopped smoking • Heart disease deaths would be cut by almost 1/3 • Saving over 30, 000 lives a year

Reasons? • What is the reason a person with heart disease is told to avoid smoking? • Why does the heart need to work harder in a smoker than a non smoker? • What happens to the heart when it has to work overtime?

The Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco • Nicotine is just as harmful as smoking • Tar & chemicals go to the digestive & urinary systems • Leukoplakia • May develop into cancer • 50% survive • Greater tooth wear • Bad breath • Discolored teeth • Receding gums • Exposed roots • More decay • Tooth loss

Smoking During and After Pregnancy

Smoking During and After Pregnancy cont’d • Smoking During Pregnancy is Associated with: 1. Small fetal growth 2. Increased chance of spontaneous abortion, prenatal death, & still births 3. Growth and developmental problems 4. Intellectual & behavioral characteristics problems 5. Children of smokers have more than double the chances of lung cancer than those of nonsmokers.

Smoking During and After Pregnancy cont’d • How? • Nicotine pass through the placenta to the fetus • Carbon monoxide decreases oxygen concentration in the blood • All harmful substances can be passed to the infant while breast-feeding

Smoking vs Smokeless • Using smokeless tobacco • is less dangerous • than smoking

Rights of the Nonsmoker • You have the right to ask a smoker to not smoke near you or in the presents of you. They can move to a designated smoking area. • You have then right to go to a smoke-free seating area or establishment.

Chapter 24 Tobacco • Lesson 3 • Choosing to be Tobacco Free • p. 539

Health Terms • Nicotine withdrawal • Nicotine substitutes

Strategies for Quitting 1. Filters - a series of filters are added to the smoking tobacco to gradually decrease the amount of nicotine and tar consumed 2. Nicotine substitute – administer the chemicals in a decreasing manner • • • gum (OTC) patch (prescription) Nasal spray

Benefits of Quitting 1. Improved cardiovascular endurance 2. Easier breathing 3. Decreased chance of heart disease and stroke 4. A sense of freedom and renewed vigor • • No concern of where to light up No glances from nonsmokers 5. Saved $$$ or money spent on other things

Tips for Quitting • Ask yourself & write answers on paper: • How much do you smoke? • When do you smoke? • Where do you smoke? • What triggers the desire to smoke? • Who much does smoking cost? • What are the health concerns? • Who am I affecting (family, friends, etc)?

Tips for Quitting cont’d • Set and Write Goals: • Why do you want to quit? • Post goals around the house • Re-read goals when the urge to smoke arises • Develop stress management techniques

Tips for Quitting cont’d • Stress Management • Set a specific date and stick to it. • Set short term goals to reinforce the long term goal of QUITTING • Decide which approach(es) will be used • Get your environment ready for a smokefree life • Set up a support system

Toward a Smoke-Free Society • Sales of tobacco products are more strictly enforced • Tobacco license are revoked • Vending machines are moved to better supervised areas • City laws restricting smoking in public places • Restaurants • Civic buildings • Business offices • lobbies • Airlines prohibit smoking on planes • Hotels designate smoking and non-smoking floors • Laws are in proposal to ban smoking in all public places • Business ban smoking at meetings and workplaces • Hosts at parties ask guests to smoke outside