1 / 9

JOURNAL List 5 reasons why you think some teens start to use tobacco.

JOURNAL List 5 reasons why you think some teens start to use tobacco. Choosing to be Tobacco Free. The good news: - The majority of young teens don’t smoke, in addition, smoking amongst high school students has declined. The bad news:

dustin-gibson
Download Presentation

JOURNAL List 5 reasons why you think some teens start to use tobacco.

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. JOURNAL List 5 reasons why you think some teens start to use tobacco.

  2. Choosing to be Tobacco Free

  3. The good news: - The majority of young teens don’t smoke, in addition, smoking amongst high school students has declined. The bad news: • Each day 4,800 teens try their first cigarette. • Of this group, 2,000 will become regular smokers. • 1/3 of this group will die from smoking related diseases.

  4. Why teens start smoking: Internal Influences: Stress Weight Image Peer Acceptance Independence

  5. Why teens start smoking cont….. External Influences: • Imitate role model • Peer Pressure • Entertainment • Advertising • Family Members/Adults

  6. HOW NOT TO START 1. Choose friends who don’t use tobacco • Avoid situations where is present. 3. Use refusal skills: NO, EXCUSE, WALK AWAY

  7. Strategies for Quitting 1. Cold Turkey – stopping all at once 2. Nicotine Patch - a medication that allows tobacco users to give up tobacco right away while gradually cutting down on the nicotine.

  8. E – Cigarettes (electronic cigarettes): • Contain zero tobacco • Device heats up liquid nicotine and turns to vapor. • Alternative to inhaling tobacco smoke. • Different levels of nicotine cartridges are purchased.

  9. E-Cigarettes

More Related