Choosing to Live Tobacco Free

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Choosing to Live Tobacco Free

• Chapter 21, Lesson 2

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Vocabulary

• Nicotine withdrawal The process that occurs in
  the body when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no
  longer used.
• Nicotine substitute a product that delivers
  small amounts of nicotine into the users body.

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The Percentages amongst teens and other info

• According the Center for Disease Control and
  Prevention, smoking among teens has fallen
  sharply in school years. 28 of high school
  students smoke.
• Tobacco companies now are required to fund ads
  that discourage young people from smoking
• Tobacco use is expensive, teens want to spend
  money on other things

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Benefits of remaining Tobacco Free

• No risk of disease
• Increased physical fitness and athletic
  performance
• Less stress, because of less chance of
  health-related issues.
• Look and feel better

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Strategies for Preventing Tobacco Use

• Choose friends who dont use tobacco
• Avoid situations where tobacco products may be
  used
• Practice and use refusal skills

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Why Some Teens use Tobacco

• To seem mature
• Control weight
• Handle stress
• Peer and media influence
• Most smokers realize that most people who use
  tobacco products suffer from health problems and
  wish they could quit the habit.

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Why teens give up tobacco use

• Begin to have health problems
• Desire, will, and commitment to stop
• Expensive
• Tobacco can be a gateway to other behaviors, i.e.
  alcohol
• Age limit
• Second hand smoke damages others

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Stopping the Addiction Cycle

• Most people who stop will experience symptoms of
  nicotine withdrawal. Craving and discomfort will
  last for a short period of time.
• Other withdrawal symptoms include irritable,
  difficulty concentrating, anxiety, sleep
  disturbance, and craving tobacco. Many will use
  nicotine substitute (gum, patches, nasal spray,
  etc.).