Truth in Advertising??? Why do grandparents smoke?

Did they receive the same message as we do today? . . . Probably not until they were well addicted!

View Tobacco Advertising PPT

Tobacco Facts Tobacco is a drug (#2 most abused drug in U.S.). ½ million adults quit smoking for good each year. It

is possible! Much damage repaired by quitting. Tobacco is:

(a) plant (b) crop (c) addictive substance (d) carcinogen

Harmful Substances In Tobacco Smoke – gets in lungs; paralyzes cilia Nicotine – addictive substance; stimulant (speeds up heart

rate, increases B.P., dulls the appetite). However, the aftereffect of nicotine is a depression of body functions (calming effect).

Tar – cancer-causing agent. Carbon Monoxide – poisonous gas; CO levels increase in

bloodstream & compete for hemoglobin (carries oxygen). This decreases the oxygen transport to the body tissues. Depriving body tissues of oxygen causes damage to heart, blood vessels, etc.

NO TOBACCO PRODUCT IS SAFE!(cigarette, cigar, dip, chew, snuff products)

Tobacco Effects Tobacco builds DEPENDENCE quickly – it’s

a very difficult habit to break! Tobacco builds TOLERANCE Reasons to quit:

Live longer Some damage can be repaired (after 15 yrs., an ex-smoker’s life span = that of non-smoker)

Health Risks Of Tobacco1) Cancer

Lung cancer is #1 type of cancer

Mouth & throat cancer Bladder & pancreatic

cancer2) Heart Disease – heart must

work harder to get Oxygen to body tissues3) Chronic Bronchitis

Smoking Destroys the Lungs!Healthy Lung

Smoker’s Lung

Health Risks Of Tobacco4) Emphysema

5) Sinusitis

6) Ulcers

7) Increased (2x) risk of cataracts

8) Risks for Unborn babies

Smokeless Tobacco Dulls senses of taste and smell Mouth cancer Damages teeth & gums Bad breath Addictive – contains nicotine

Second-Hand Smoke Main Stream Smoke – smoke exhaled from lungs of smoker Side Stream Smoke - 2/3 of all cigarette smoke goes into air &

can harm others Second-Hand Smoke – Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS),

or secondhand smoke, is air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke.

Young children of smoking parents

have more bronchitis & pneumonia

than children of non-smoking parents Can trigger asthma & allergies Second-hand smoke has more harmful chemicals than smoke

inhaled by the smoker (2x tar & nicotine; 5x carbon monoxide)

Smoke in the movies What message do movies/TV

send when actors/actresses

are smoking?

(glamorous, tough, sexy, liberating

everyone does it, relieves

stress, etc.)

View Tobacco PowerPoint & answer 3 questions for each of the 11 movie clips.