April 15-16th
Warm up:
At the end of the video the speaker mentions that the cases in Illinois didnt know they were taking this
drug. They thought it was heroine. Why and how can this happen? How common do you think this mixup is? Why?
True.
A sign of nicotine
withdrawal is inability
to concentrate
True.
Nicotine is not an
addictive drug.
False. Nicotine is a
highly addictive drug
(as addictive as
heroin).
In emphysema,the
lungs first become
damaged not because
people cant breathe
in but because they
cant breathe out.
True.
True.
True.
compare...
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=gCMzjJjuxQI
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=tXqAyMhgc7I
But why?
Tobacco companies address young people
directly, because they must attract children and
young teenagers in order to replace the more
than 2 million adult smokers who die each year
worldwide from lung cancer and other smoking
related illnesses. The industry knows that a
person who doesnt become a smoker during
the teen years is most unlikely to take up the
habit later on. Eighty-two percent of adults with
a history of smoking took their first cigarette
before age 18 (Chapter 14 section 1)
answer in journal:
Why do teenagers decide to
start smoking if they know it
is not healthy? How do you
think these teens explain
their choice to smoke (what
is their rationalization for it?)
Answers in book include:
Textbook time
Read Chapter 14
Section 2 (Health
Effects of Smoking
Answer in journal:
Review Questions 2-5
Harmless?
Ever had the experience of seeing someone puffing on an e-cigarette in a place where smoking isnt allowed, only to be told,
Chill, its only harmless water vapor.? But in fact, its neither water, nor vapor, nor harmless. Lets get a little nerdy and find out
why.
the vapor thing. If you think back to high school chemistry, you might recall that vapor is the gaseous state of a substance. But ecigs actually emit an aerosol, which is a suspension of particles within a gas. Why does that matter to anyone except chemists?
Because your lungs and small particles are not friends. They can cause irritation and all sorts of respiratory problems.
Next: water. Yeah, theres some H2O. But generally theres also propylene glycol or vegetable glycerine, liquid carriers for the
nicotine. Theyre classified as safe by the FDAif you just plan on eating them. Breathing them is a whole other story. Inhalation
can mess with your airways, even causing an asthma attack in children
And finally, there are usually flavoring agents. Again, fine to eat. But they havent been proven safe to breathe. Some FDAapproved flavors have been shown to damage lung tissue over time. The cinnamon and butter flavorings have been found to be
especially damaging to the lungs when inhaled. In fact, diacetyl, which makes all those buttery flavors, has a nickname for the
disease it causes when you inhale it: popcorn lung. Delicious! .
concerns
e-cig vs cigarettes?E-cig vapor can contain even more particles than tobacco
smoke.
lung inflammation- Vaping causes as much short-term inflammation in your lungs as
regular cigarettes. Nicotine-free vapor may cause even more.
Got asthma? The irritation caused by breathing particles may cause an asthma
attack
sick often? Antibiotic-resistant MRSA bacteria are harder to kill after being exposed
to the particles in e-cig vapor. And another study found that e-cig aerosol decreases
immune system response, and increases susceptibility of flu and pneumonia in
mice.
itchy or irritated? Even short-term exposure to these little buggers can cause
irritation of the throat and eyes, give you a cough, and make you feel dizzy.
bad ticker? Your heart hates these particles, too. They can cause constriction of the
arteries, and that may lead to a heart attack.
GRAY MATTER
The human brain reaches maturity at around age 25. Before then, it is especially
vulnerable to nicotine. Long-term effects of adolescent nicotine use may include
changes to the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that handles decision-making
DEATH
Nicotine has also been used as an insecticide, so it shouldnt be a surprise that its
poisonous to humans, too. 60 mg or less can kill an adult.
formaldehyde- ever dysected an animall in bio? yeah, this is the stuff they keep those animals in! nhaling this
corpse-preserver causes irritation of the eyes, nose and throat. And its also known to cause cancerdouble yay! (Not!)
acetaldehyde- This bad boy can cause irritation of the respiratory tract. At high levels, it can cause fluid to fill your lungs,
wrecking lung tissue.
benzene-no friend to your blood or bone marrow. Long-term exposure has been known to cause leukemia. In women, it
can do a number on the ovaries.
cadmium-Aside from cancer, this heavy metal (not the Metallica kind) can seriously mess with your lungs and kidneys.
isoprene- Suspected to cause cancer by a boatload of public health agencies, this chemical has also been found in
secondhand vapor.
lead-We freak out when we find lead in old paintwhy would we want to inhale it? This toxic chemical affects pretty much
every organ in the human body, and not in a good way.
nickel- Nickels in your pocket are great! (Theyre no quarters, but still.) Breathing this heavy metal, however, can trash your
lungs and cause cancer.
Thirdhand Nicotine- nicotine doesnt just disappear in the air-- it lands. And it sticks. The residue
can be found on walls, countertops-- any surface really. If someone were vaping near you in a
restaurant,that third and nicotine could be in your food, too. Yum!
During secondhand vapor consumption you take in the following:
propylene glycol- also used in anti-freeze, this chemical causes eye, throat and airway
irritation
carcinogens and reproductive toxic chemicals- such as the benzene, formaldehyde,
isoprene, n-nitrosonornicotine, and toluene
particles- remember e-cigs have more than cigarettes
nicotine- even bystanders get a does of nicotine via the vapers aerosol cloud.
Alcohol
True or False
Alcohol is a drug.
True.
True.
Alcohol is a
depressant drug; it
slows people down
True.
Impaired driving
performance occurs
when the blood
alcohol level is 0.08
percent or higher.
False. Driving
impaired at blood
alcohol levels lower
than 0.08 percent.
Textbook time!
Read page 344-345
Answer in journal:
1. List three reasons that young
people give as to why they
drink alcohol.
2. Give two reasons why alcohol
is illegal for teenagers.
3. List and define the terms
used to describe people who
drink alcohol.
Answer review
questions 1 and 6
(vocabulary and
making life choices)
Works cited
http://www.who.
int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs339/en/deaths related to tobacco
http://www.cdc.
gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_shee
ts/youth_data/tobacco_use/- current
numbers of teens using tobacco