Chapter 21 Warm-Up

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Chapter 21 Warm-Up

• Figure out the cost of smoking 2 packs of
  cigarettes a day for 18 years. (1 pack is roughly
  5)
• 2 Packs a day is an average for a Habitual Smoker.

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Cost of Smoking

• 2 packs a day at 5 a pack 10 a day
• 3,650 a year
• 65,700 over the course of 18 years Sounds to me
  like a pretty good college education.
• This is (again) just an average. Most hard core
  smokers smoke more than that.
• Not to mention the costs of medical care later.

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My Grandpa

• Smoked from 12 years of age, until he died at 69.
  Lets do the math
• 57 years of smoking 3 packs a day (average)
• That comes to a WHOPPING 312,075.
• Granted cigarettes did not cost 5 a pack in the
  late 1930s but it was probably pretty close to
  that in 1930s dollar.

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My Grandpa

• He died when I was 15 after having countless
  strokes and heart attacks. Right before he died,
  he had to have Quadruple Bypass Surgery (The
  worst kind of heart surgery), and laid in his
  death bed wanting another cigarette.
• Tell ME Nicotine is not that addicting!!!!

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Chapter 21 Lesson 1

• Tobacco Use
• The number one cause of preventable disease and
  death in the United States.
• The government requires all tobacco products to
  have warning labels.
• Tobacco contains many health risks.
• It contains an addictive drug called nicotine.
• Nicotine is a stimulant, raising blood pressure,
  increasing heart rate, and contributing to heart
  disease and stroke.

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Harmful Effects of Cigarette Smoke

• Cigarette smoke is a carcinogen cancer-causing
  substance.
• Cigarette smoke contains tar.
• Tar is a thick, dark fluid produced when tobacco
  burns.
• It damages the lungs air sacs and destroys lung
  tissue.
• Smokers lungs are more susceptible to
  bronchitis, pneumonia, and cancer.

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• Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide.
• Colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas.
• Replaces oxygen in the blood, depriving tissues
  and cells of oxygen.
• Can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, and
  hardening of the arteries.

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Other Tobacco Sources

• Pipes and Cigars
• Cigars contain more nicotine and produce more tar
  and carbon monoxide than cigarettes do.
• Pipe and cigar tobacco can cause lip, mouth, and
  throat cancer.

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• Smokeless Tobacco (Dip, Chewing Tobacco)
• Contains nicotine and carcinogens.
• Body receives two to three times more nicotine
  and carcinogens than it receives from a single
  cigarette.
• It is addictive and poses a dangerous health
  risk.
• Cause leukoplakia can cause cancer of throat,
  larynx, esophagus, stomach, and pancreas.

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How Tobacco Affects the Body

• Short-Term effects occur immediately after using
  tobacco.
• Changes in brain chemistry withdrawal symptoms
  headaches, nervousness, trembling.
• Increase in respiration and heart rate. Breathing
  during physical activity becomes more difficult.
• Tobacco dulls taste buds and reduces appetite.

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• Causes bad breath and smelly hair, clothes, and
  skin.
• Long-Term effects harm many body systems.
• Harms the nervous system damaging cilia and
  causing bronchitis.
• Harms respiratory system destroying the lungs
  tiny air sacs, causing emphysema and possibly
  cancer.

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• Harms cardiovascular system restricting blood
  vessels and cutting down on circulation. This
  leads to arteriosclerosis (hardening of
  arteries), coronary heart disease and stroke.
• Tobacco bring serious consequences for teens.
• Legal consequences for buying cigarettes
  underage.
• Smell is offensive, could harm your social life.
• Not to mention the expense of it.

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Chapter 21 Warm Up 2

• What are some ways that you have seen used to
  reduce teen usage of tobacco?

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Reduced Tobacco Use Among Teens

• Antismoking campaigns led to restricted tobacco
  advertising. Tobacco companies are required to
  fund antismoking promotions for young people.
• The cost of tobacco is very expensive.
• Legislative acts limit smoking in public places,
  so teens are growing up in an environment that is
  less tolerant of secondhand smoke.
• Teens avoid using tobacco because their parents
  disapprove of its use.

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Strategies for Preventing Tobacco Use

• Strategies can help your decision to live a
  tobacco-free lifestyle.
• Choose friends who share your values and beliefs,
  and who dont use tobacco.
• Avoid situations where tobacco products may be
  used.
• Practice in advance how to refuse someones offer
  to use tobacco. Simply say, No, thanks, or give
  a simple reason why not.

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Reasons to Give Up Tobacco Use

• Health problems begin, such as asthma or
  respiratory infections.
• Users have the desire and commitment to stop.
• Users realize how expensive the habit is.
• Users understand they can be led into other risky
  behaviors.
• Users under 18 find it difficult to purchase
  tobacco.
• Users realize the health risks of secondhand
  smoke to family and friends.

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Stopping the Addiction Cycle

• Overcoming nicotine addiction can be difficult
  but not impossible.
• Most users will experience the temporary symptoms
  of nicotine withdrawal.
• Users may become irritable and have difficulty
  concentrating.
• Users may experience anxiety and sleep
  disturbances.
• Nicotine substitutes can be used to relieve
  withdrawal symptoms.
• Sprays, patches, gum and inhalers are available.

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Getting Help Tips for Quitting

• Set a target day for quitting.
• Get support from friends and family.
• Identify available local health-related services.
• Replace tobacco use with healthier substitutes.
• Change your daily behavior, such as avoiding
  other users.
• Engage in healthy behaviors.

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Risks for Smokers and Nonsmokers

• Both users and nonusers breathe environmental
  tobacco smoke (ETS), or secondhand smoke, which
  is air contaminated by tobacco smoke.
• Sidestream smoke, or smoke from the burning end
  of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, has high
  concentrations of carcinogens, nicotine, and tar.
• Mainstream smoke, or smoke exhaled from the lungs
  of a user, contains carcinogens, nicotine, and
  tar.

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Effects of Smoke on Nonsmokers

• Smoke affects unborn children and infants.
• Nicotine is passed through the placenta.
• Carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen levels in the
  blood.
• Tobacco can impair fetal growth, causing
  miscarriage, low birth weight, and premature
  delivery.
• Infants may suffer from growth and development
  problems throughout childhood.

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• Smoke affects young children.
• Children of smokers have a higher percentage of
  sore throats, ear infections, and upper
  respiratory problems.
• Children who live with smokers have double the
  risk of developing lung cancer.

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Reducing your Risks

• Politely ask visitors who smoke to refrain from
  smoking in your house or car.
• Use air cleaners or open the windows.
• Stay outside when visiting the home of a smoker.
• Request being seated in the nonsmoking section of
  restaurants.

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Toward a Smoke-Free Society

• Many states have passed laws prohibiting tobacco
  use in public places.
• Laws prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors.
• Tobacco licenses can be revoked when stores sell
  tobacco to minors.

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Working Toward National Health Goals

• The Department of Health and Human Services has
  launched Healthy People 2010 to promote health
  and prevent disease nationwide.
• By decreasing tobacco use and reducing exposure
  to secondhand smoke, individuals can increase
  their years of a healthy life.