Drug and Alcohol4:2
Be sure to write down any interesting statistics. You’ll be using them in a project after the
discussion.
Tobacco
Tobacco comes from the tobacco plant in the Nicotiania.
Tobacco contains the addictive substance Nicotine and causes tolerance and dependence.
It is used in pesticides but is most commonly used as a drug.
Tobacco comes in multiple forms… Smoked tobacco
▪ Cigarettes and Cigars Smokeless tobacco
▪ Tobacco that is held in the mouth, chewed, or sniffed.
▪ NICOTINE▪ How many cigarettes does it take to become
addicted?
Tobacco is an addictive drug.What is the drug found in Tobacco
that makes it addictive?
Nicotine is a stimulant It speeds up the central nervous system.
It speeds up heart rate and increases blood pressure.
Carcinogen: A cancer-causing substance
What’s in Tobacco? Tar: black sticky substance
produced when tobacco burns
Nicotine: Insecticide Carbon Monoxide:
Colorless, Odorless, poisonous gas
Acetone: Finger nail polish remover
Ammonia: Toilet Cleaner Cadmium: used batteries Ethanol: Alcohol Arsenic: Rat poison Butane: Lighter Fluid
1. Is a cigar that much worse than a cigarette? 1 cigar contains the nicotine of 20 cigarettes
and it produces more tar and carbon monoxide.
2. Is chewing tobacco safer than cigarettes? 3 times more harmful chemicals are absorbed
into the body than in a cigarette. It’s just as addictive.
▪ Causes Leukoplakia… Thick, white leather-spots on the inside of the mouth that can become oral cancer.
1. Is a cigar that much worse than a cigarette?
2. Is chewing tobacco safer than cigarettes?
3. How much tar do I actually inhale? If you smoke 1 pack a day, you will
accumulate 1 quart of tar in your lungs in a year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MF4sCvkAAA 4. What does tar do in your lungs.
It gets caught up in the cilia and paralyzes the cilia which protect against infection and it destroys the alveoli which absorb oxygen and rid the body of carbon dioxide. Causes Emphysema. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaeJUCVEp2s
3. How much tar do I actually inhale?
4. What does tar do in your lungs.
Changes in your Brain Chemistry Causes you to crave more Experience withdrawal symptoms like a
headache, nervousness, and trembling, as soon as 30 minutes after the last use of tobacco.
Respiration and hear rate increase. Taste buds are dulled, reduced appetite. Bad breath, smelly hair, yellowed teeth,
and smelly clothes. Can become permanent.
Write down 4 Short term effects of Tobacco
Chronic Bronchitis- The cilia are destroyed, this causes chronic coughing and mucus.
Emphysema- Air sacs do not function properly. 80% of your energy breathing.
Lung cancer- 90% of lung cancer is caused by smoking.
Heart Disease and Stroke- Nicotine constricts blood vessels. Causes plaque build up.
Write down 3 long term effects of Tobacco
Smoking 400,000
Accidents 94,000
2nd Hand Smoke 38,000
Alcohol 45,000
HIV/AIDS 32,600
Suicide 31,000
Homicide 21,000
Drugs 14,200
Healthy artery
Damaged artery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN0qyX2n_AY
Quitting smoking rapidly reduces the
risk of coronary heart disease
Torn heart wall: Result of over-worked heart muscle
Smokers are twice as likely as Nonsmokers to
have a heart attack
This brain shows stroke
damage, which can
cause death or severe mental or physical disability
Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer
Fetal Smoking Syndrome:
•Birth defects
•Premature stillbirth
•Low birthweight
•Prone to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
•Lowered immune capacity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdshg_i4DD4
What percentage of teens who begin smoking will die from tobacco related causes?
50%
How many people die from tobacco related reasons per year?
440,000EVERY YEAR!!!!
1 out of 3 smokers WILL die from smoking!
Why do advertisement companies target kids?
More than 4,000 kids trysmoking every day.
Most (2 out of every 3) teen smokers want to quit, only 1% are successful.
Sean Marsee was a gifted athlete who won many metals on his high school track and field team.
Age 17 Age 19
Bryan Lee Curtis, then 33 holds his son Bryan Jr. Curtis would die about two months later.
This is him a few months later
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m7-zIa6-Es
Advertise the truth about tobacco and smoking!! Draw an advertisement that tells the truth. It can have a clever slogan It can have information, facts and statistics It can focus on one thing you learned today It can show what effects of tobacco.
▪ Neatness and Creativity 10 pts▪ Information 10pts▪ Appeal or eye catch ability 10pts
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