Tobacco and its Dangers

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Tobacco and its Dangers
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Objectives

• Students will be able to name the three major
  chemicals in tobacco and know the dangers of
  using tobacco.

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What is a Drug?

• Definition Any substance, natural or artificial,
  other than food, that by its chemical nature
  alters structure or function in the living
  organism.
• ? To Think About
• Is tobacco a drug?

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Facts About Smoking

• 434,000 Americans die every year from smoke
  related illnesses
• The death rate from heart disease is 70 higher
  for smokers than for nonsmokers
• Over 80 of lung cancer cases are caused by
  smoking
• An estimated 50,000 nonsmokers die each year from
  exposure to tobacco smoke released in the air by
  smokers

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The Chemicals of Tobacco

• There are more than 4,000 chemicals in tobacco
  and more than 400 of them are poisonous
• Some of these chemicals include Acetone (finger
  nail polish remover), Butane (lighter fluid),
  Hydro. Cyanide (used in gas chamber), Ammonia
  (cleaning products), etc.

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3 Major Chemicals

• Nicotine a psychoactive chemical (causes change
  in a persons mood and behavior) that causes an
  addiction.
• Tar solid matter in tobacco smoke that condenses
  into a thick liquid.
• Carbon Monoxide a poisonous gas released by
  burning tobacco.

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Risks to Major Body Parts

• Brain
• Restricts oxygen flow and causes narrowing of
  blood vessels of the brain, which can lead to
  stroke
• Lungs
• Dramatically increases the risk of lung cancer
  and emphysema
• Heart
• Increases heart rate and BP, Constricts blood
  vessels which can lead to a heart attack

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Risks to Major Body Parts Cont.

• Stomach
• Ulcers
• Intestines
• Ulcers in the small intestine
• Bladder
• Cancer of the bladder

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Smoking and Disease

• Cancer a disease caused by cells that have lost
  normal growth controls and that invade and
  destroy healthy tissue.
• Lung cancer is the most common. Others include,
  cancer of the larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney
  and pancreas.
• Respiratory Disease
• Chronic Bronchitis inflammation of the bronchial
  tubes which leads to the production of excessive
  mucus.
• Emphysema tiny air sac of the lungs lose their
  elasticity and cause a constant shortness of
  breath.

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Other Uses of Tobacco

• Pipes
• Cigars
• Smokeless Tobacco
• Chewing Tobacco
• Snuff

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Deciding to Quit

• Stages of Change
• Precontemplation
• Contemplation
• Preparation
• Action
• maintenance

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Final Thoughts

• Do you think tobacco is a drug?
• Are you still willing to use or try tobacco?
• Say Cheezzz!!!

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• Put yourself in a situation where you have a
  friend who is using illegal drugs. (at least 1/2
  a page)
• What would you do?
• What questions would you ask?
• Who would you tell?
• Are you going to let them continue to take drugs?
  
• What action would you take?
• What if they offered you drugs?
• Would you be willing to lose a friend?

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• READ CH. 12 LESSON 4
• When you are finished, take notes on the 4 stages
  of alcoholism.