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1 You're a doctor, and a new patient comes into your office. She admits to being a smoker. It's your job to inform her of the health hazards related to smoking. Describe below the health hazards related to smoking. Use all articles listed 1. What does it mean to be addicted to nicotine? 2. Describe at least five ways secondhand smoke can be harmful to others Someone told you that smokeless tobacco isn't like smoking cigarettes and isn't harmful. Using factual information, describe how smokeless tobacco can be harmful.

2 4. Fill in the table below: What is in a cigarette? Tar Formaldehyde Cyanide Lead Acetone Ammonia Carbon monoxide Hydrazine Nicotine Where else is this chemical found? 5. Peer pressure is a tactic used to persuade people to do things. Explain the reasons why people use peer pressure. 6. What are some recommended ways to say "no" to an offer to smoke? 7. If someone wanted to quit smoking, where could you direct him or her for help?

3 Smoking Stinks Click on the smoking quiz on the right side of the screen. Write down how many answers that you got correct in the space below. Score on Quiz Body by Tobacco Emphysema: Smoking makes it hard for you to and can you. Lung Cancer: Smoking causes of lung cancer deaths. Gum Disease: When your pull away from your and your teeth can. Heart Disease: You smoke, your are damaged, clots form cutting off to the heart, and you die. Hairy Tongue: Tobacco use causes on your tongue that make it look, and turn,, or. Play the "Blast-A-Butt" Game Simply read the instructions and left-click on Play the game >>. Record your high score out of three attempts below. 1 st attempt score = 2 nd attempt score = 3 rd attempt score =

4 The Real Deal about Tobacco 1. Did you know that almost kids start smoking every day. 2. Most kids percent, are smart enough not to smoke. 3. Name 5 symptoms that start to develop as soon as you smoke your first cigarette: 4. Many times is the first drug used by kids who use alcohol and illegal drugs. 5. Kids who smoke are times more likely to use alcohol. They're times more likely to smoke, and times more likely to use. 6. Nicotine is as addictive as alcohol,, or cocaine.

5 Tricks of the Trade: Strategies for Tobacco Advertising Use the Tricks of the Trade Strategies for Tobacco Advertising to answer the following questions. 1. Advertising Strategy: 1) Camels: 1930 Athletes say- "Camels don't get your wind!" Small print: So Mild! You can smoke all you want! Source: "Trinkets and Trash" 2) Chesterfield: 1940s Small Print: "Reading their copy are Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, now starring in 'You'll Never Get Rich' - a Columbia Picture" "Like millions who have read it, Chesterfield believes that you too will enjoy TOBACCOLAND, U.S.A.... the only complete picture story telling you all about the making of a great cigarette. TOBACCOLAND gives you all the interesting facts... from the planting of find cigarette tobaccos on through to the final stages of modern cigarette manufacture. The more you know about cigarettes the more you'll enjoy Chesterfields." Source: "Truth in Advertising Gallery" 2. Advertising Strategy:

6 3) Camel: 1955 "It's a psychological fact: Pleasure helps your disposition." "ROCK HUDSON AGREES with Camel smokers everywhere: 'I've tried 'em all... but it's Camels for me! " Small Print: "There is more pure pleasure in Camels! More flavor, genuine mildness! Good reasons why today more people smoke Camels than any other cigarette." "Remember this: Pleasure helps your disposition. And for more pleasure - have a Camel!" 3. Advertising Strategy: 4) Camel: 1972 "Would he walk a mile for me?" 4) Camel: 1977 "One of a kind." 4. Advertising Strategy: 5) Lucky Strike: 1983 "Lucky Strikes Again. The filter says mild. The name says taste." 5. Advertising Strategy:

7 E-Cigarettes: Not Safe, Not Harmless 1. What are E-cigs? 2. Slang Terms for E-cigs 3. Did you Know? 4. Write 5 facts about E-Cigs Click on Tobacco Industry Targeting Replacement Customers 1. While the tobacco industry claims they no longer target kids, they still use tactics to attract youth. What are the 5 tactics? Explain each tactic

8 Tobacco Free Kids - New Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly Click on Picture to Enlarge it Define the following words 1. Bronchodilators 2. Increased Nicotine 3. Ventilated Filters 4. Sugars and Acetaldehyde 5. Luvulinic Acid 6. Menthol 7. Ammonia Compounds 8. Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines 9. Flavorings

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