PPT-Tobacco Who Smokes •Each day, more than 3,200 people under 18 smoke their first cigarette,

9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18 and 98 start smoking by age 26 Approximately 18 of high school students smoke cigarettes Why so harmful More than 16 million people already have at least one disease from smoking . Parag. . Singla. Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Joint work with people at . University of Washington and IIT Delhi . Overview. Motivation. Markov logic. to Second and Thirdhand . smoke. NJ Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Tobacco Control. "Tobacco-Free for a Healthy New Jersey". (TFHNJ) is the Office of Tobacco Control’s statewide tobacco control effort. TFHNJ's . Group 3. Background. In 1954, US cigarette manufacturers released an ad titled “A Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers”. Ad appeared in 448 newspapers in 258 cities, ie. estimated reach of 43245000 people. Cigars. Mostly grown in Central and South America (warm and humid climates): . Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras, Brazil, but also Connecticut, Switzerland, and the Philippines. Come from tobacco plants. 2. False. Smokers who choose “light” or low-tar cigarettes do not reduce tar intake or smoking-related disease risks, nor is there any evidence that switching to “light” cigarettes helps smokers quit.. Cigarettes. Cured and finely cut tobacco rolled in a paper. Cigarettes usually have a filter on the end. . More than 4,000 different chemicals have been found in tobacco and tobacco smoke. . Among these are more than 60 chemicals that are known to cause cancer. . Health. 2016 - 2017. Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States and worldwide.. 1. More than 480,000 deaths in the U.S. annually are attributed to cigarette smoking.. By : Phillip DeRenzo. 9th Grade. Central Catholic High School . Introduction . People all over the world smoke. Most of them know that smoking is harmful to their bodies, but do they know the damaging effects that smoke has on their cells?. Journal #5:. How have you, personally, been affected by tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. (Please do . NOT. use names unless you have individual’s permission.). Smoking Pre-Test. 1.). True or False: Smoking is the second most preventable cause of death in the US.. A tobacco-free education program for 4th- and 5th-grade students. A way to learn interesting facts on staying healthy. An interactive and fun curriculum. 3. Abby—Tennessee. 2014 Poster. What’s in a cigarette?. Do you have anyone in your family or a family friend that smokes cigarettes or uses chewing tobacco? If so, how does it make you feel?. Please write a question that you would like answered by the end of this unit or a topic you would like to cover that relates to tobacco use?. What is it? . A . five month . Class agreement to remain . smoke free . while taking time to chat about or research various tobacco issues.. Why bother? . You will be sent regular little . incentives. Tobacco is a green, leafy plant that is grown in warm climates. After it . is picked. , it is dried, ground up, and used in different ways. It can be smoked in . a cigarette. , pipe, or cigar. It can be chewed (called smokeless tobacco or . Studied infants with cystic fibrosis between 2008-2012. Of . 75 infants in the study, 44 percent had at least one parent who smoked in the home. .. E. xamined . growth, lung function, chest CT scans and the incidence of bacterial infection at age 4 months and 1 year, then compared the data between infants exposed to secondhand smoke and those who .