Lesson 38Bellringer

List the types of tobacco you have seen advertised or used.

How do these products harm your health?

Lesson 38Choosing a Tobacco-Free Lifestyle

What is the addictive substance in tobacco products?

Nicotine

What does tolerance mean and how is it related to tobacco?

Is nicotine a stimulant or a depressant?

What happens to addicts who try to quit using tobacco products?

withdrawal

What are the effects of withdrawal? Craving Anxious Irritable Restless Headache Difficulty concentrating

Frustrated Angry Heart palpitations Increased appetite

What negative effects does smoking have on health?

Cancer: throat, mouth, esophagus, pancreas, bladder

(How does smoking cause bladder cancer?)

COPD (What does that stand for/ mean?) Emphysema

What does it feel like for a person with emphysema?

*Straw Activity*

There is no cure for Emphysema. People with Emphysema eventually have to use an oxygen tank which is very flammable.

Lesson 38 Day 2 Bellringers

1. How does smoking affect physical activity?

2. Explain two ways to say “NO” to peer pressure.

3. What is the number one cause of house fires?

What negative effects does smoking have on health? Cardiovascular disease: heart attack, stroke,

aneurysm Accidents: house fires (# 1 cause), motor vehicle

(too busy trying to light it or dropping it) Gum disease Ulcers What about pregnancy? Low birth weight,

increased risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), premature birth

Extra Credit Opportunity

Write this information down in your notebook

Send an email to President Obama or your State Senator Contacting the White House, U.S. Senate: Senators Home

Include in your email: FDA should have regulatory control over Big

Tobacco Warning labels should be larger Eliminate misleading labels like “light” and “low

tar” Disclose ingredients Remove harmful additives Prohibit claim “FDA approved” Restrict marketing

Cigarettes are the # 1 cause of litter in

the U.S.Gross

What is the Truth? Open your book to page 427. Look at the

myths and facts about smoking.

How can you avoid secondhand smoke? Speak up, let smokers know it bothers you

(Be polite) Ask them not to smoke in indoor areas you

share Encourage family members to quit Ask about having a no smoking rule in the

house Request to sit in non-smoking sections (In MI)

What is the difference between mainstream and sidestream (aka secondhand or ETS) smoke?

Nasty

What is a carcinogen? Causes cancer

Get off the Fence Stand in the middle of the room. I will ask

you to take a side on the following question. Should smoking be banned in public

places? Each side will share several reasons for

their opinion.

What are the school rules about tobacco use?

(Hint: it’s in your agenda book)

What is smokeless tobacco? Dip, chew, snuff

Is it harmless?

Is it safer that smoking? No, it actually causes a greater risk of

mouth cancer (show article w/ mouth cancer picture)

What happens to many people who dip?

Leukoplakia

What is leukoplakia?-Leukoplakia

- white leathery patches that may turn into cancer

Where do you see tobacco ads? rolling stone

Why are they not on TV or radio?

Who is the target audience of tobacco ads?

Why?

Who has regulatory control over tobacco products?

Why don’t they do a very good job regulating tobacco products?

How can you quit? List reason why you want to quit (benefits of

quitting, consequences of not quitting that relate to you personally)

Set a date Make a behavior change contract Think about situations where you use tobacco-

what can you do to change these routines? Join a cessation program Get help from others (friends, family)

How can you quit? Throw away unused tobacco products Be prepared Find other activities to keep your mind off

tobacco (give me an example) See a health care professional Eat healthy If you slip up it’s ok quitting takes time

Bellringer Day 3 Do you know anyone that died from a

smoking related disease? What percent of people do not smoke? How does secondhand smoke affect non-

smokers?

What products are available to help people quit?

(hint: table 38.2)

What else can people who are trying to quit do?

Peppermint or cinnamon gum or candy

How can you resist peer pressure? use assertive behavior give a reason use nonverbal behavior avoid pressuring situations avoid people who use resist pressure influence others to choose responsible behavior avoid being hoodwinked by advertising

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Extra Credit

Wear your Stand gear to school this week or next week for 2 points.

Don’t have any stand gear make your own kick butts T-shirt.

Unfortunately Gov. Strickland did away with Stand funding to fund another job project even though the money came from the Big Tobacco settlement. Write to him about this unfair practice for extra credit. Governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland

To report smoking violations

Call 1-800-559-6446