TOBACCO

MR. GARDNER

HEALTH

DISEASES

__________________– Cigarettes - 85% of victims are smokers

__________________– Cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco

_______________– Hole in blood vessel – nicotine

DISEASES CONT.

_______________________– 3x the risk – ______________ blood vessels & cholesterol

builds up

______________________– Smoker’s hack – cilia burnt away

DISEASES CONT.

__________________– Lungs lose their elasticity-harder to breathe

_____________– Are higher for smokers

__________________– (fat) hardening of the arteries

TEEN FACTS

If a teen smokes ____ cigarettes there is a ___% chance of addiction

Only ___ of “A” students smoke ___ of “D” students smoke ___ of drop outs smoke ___ are drug addicts ___ of teen convicts smoke

TERMINOLOGY

_________________– Air contaminated by smokers

_________________– Not exhaled smoke– More _____________– Not filtered

__________________– Exhaled by the smoker

WAYS OF QUITTING TOBACCO

____________ – replace ____________ –do something else Cold ___________ _____________ – trained person or tapes Acupuncture – _____________ Acupressure – ____________ therapy __________________ devices – filters

WAYS OF QUITTING TOBACCO CONT.

______________ gum – OTC Nicotine _________, nasal ________, _________ ___________ cigarette Gradual ____________ Institution use

– ________________– Behavior _____________– ________________ therapy (Pain)