HEALTH

Unit 4 – Prevention of Substance Use and Abuse

THE DANGERS OF
CIGARETTE SMOKING
MR. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City
Why do cigarettes and
alcohol considered
gateway drugs?
CIGARETTES
ALCOHOL

GATEWAY
DRUGS
 GATEWAY DRUGS

Gateway drugs such as cigarettes and alcohol

are legal drugs that a non-drug user might
try, which can lead him/her to more
dangerous drugs such as marijuana and
shabu.
Activity 1: Key to Knowing
Copy and complete the key diagram below. List the two
gateway drugs in the two smaller boxes and the examples of
dangerous and illegal drugs in the bigger box.
Dangerous and
Illegal Drugs
GATEWAY
DRUGS
Activity 2: Why Do Teenagers Smoke
Answer the questions in your activity notebook.
1. Why do teenagers smoke?
2. Why do teenagers explore on using dangerous drugs?
3. Do you think their reasons put their health at risk? Why
or why not?
4. What can teenagers do to avoid smoking and using
dangerous drugs?
Activity 3: Acrostic Poems
Write acrostic poems about S A

smoking and alcohol. You M L

may use words or phrases O C
that describe or remind you
K O
of the topic word. The first
I H
word in each line of your
poem should start with the N O

letters of the topic words. G L

smoking
 SMOKING
 is a practice in which a substance is burned and the
resulting smoke breathed in to be tasted and
absorbed into the bloodstream
 Most commonly the substance is the dried leaves of
the tobacco plant which have been rolled into a
small square of rice paper to create a small, round
cylinder called a "cigarette".
 TOBACCO
 is a tall, leafy plant, originally
grown in south and central
America, but now cultivated
throughout the world
 CIGARETTE
 a thin cylinder of finely-cut
tobacco rolled in paper for
smoking
 dangers of
cigarette smoking
 HIGHBLOOD PRESSURE

 too much
exertion of blood
against the
arteries causing
damage
 HEART DISEASE

 involves the
cardiovascular
system
 BODY ODOR

 effect of
cigarette smoke
to your body
scent
 BAD BREATH

 foul smell
exhaled from the
mouth
 BRONCHITIS

 inflammation of
the airways from
the trachea into
the lungs
 EMPHYSEMA

 damaged air sacs

in the lungs
 PNEUMONIA

 infection of the
lungs
 ASTHMA

 a chronic disease
which affects the
airways
 CANCER

 a group of
diseases which
makes body cells
grow
uncontrollably
three smokes produced
by cigarette smoking
MAINSTREAM SMOKE
 refers specially to the
smoke that a smoker
directly inhales
SIDESTREAM SMOKE
 the smoke that comes out of
the lighted end of a cigarette
or pipe
 is also called second-hand
smoke (SHS) or environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS)
 is more dangerous than
mainstream smoke
 THIRD-HAND SMOKE
 smoke left for a long time on sofa,
beddings, pillow and other objects
 is also called residual tobacco
smoke (RTS)
 settles along with dust and can last
for months
 still contains harmful chemicals and
carcinogens
Why do young people
start smoking?
Think of some reasons.
SOME REASONS:
 Young people are attracted to
the image

 Because their friends and family

are smokers

 Cultural influences
What are in cigarettes?
Do you know?
 Over 4000 Chemicals!!!!
(60 of which are carcinogenic)
ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGNS
Let’s have a look at some.
QUESTIONS:
• How are each of these ads
different?
• Who is the primary target
audience?
• How do the ads make you feel?
• Which ad do you think is most
effective?
• What would your anti-smoking
campaign look like?
 HEALTH
Unit 4 – Prevention of Substance Use and Abuse

THE DANGERS OF
CIGARETTE SMOKING
MR. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City