Running Head: TOBACCO TEACHING OUTLINE

Tobacco Teaching Outline

Amy, Martha, Lauren, Kristin
University of Arizona

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Introduction: (1-2 minutes) (Everyone)

Introduce instructors and topic
Suggested Activity 1: Survey class knowledge about tobacco use
Handout Review: (3 minutes) (Amy)
Cigarette Smoking: (3 minutes) (Lauren)

Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States
(Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking, 2014)

Smoking is estimated to increase the risk

o For coronary heart disease by 2 to 4 times
o For stroke by 2 to 4 times
o Of men developing lung cancer by 25 times
o Of women developing lung cancer by 25.7 times
o (Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking, 2014)

Smoking causes diminished overall heath, such as self-reported poor health, increased
absenteeism from work, and increased health care utilization and cost (Health Effects of
Cigarette Smoking, 2014)

Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in the body (Health Effects of Cigarette
Smoking, 2014).

Chewing Tobacco: (3 minutes) (Martha)

9 million users (Smokeless Tobacco, 2013)

o 5.5% of people aged 18-25 said they were users
Usage among high school kids is even higher than for young adults (Smokeless

Tobacco, 2013)
o 11% of male high school students
o 1.5% of female high school students
Nicotine absorbs from the mouth or nose along with other compounds in the tobacco
(Smokeless Tobacco, 2013)

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Mouth, tongue, cheek, gum, and throat cancer, cancer in the esophagus, stomach cancer,
pancreatic cancer, possible increase in risk of heart disease, heart attacks, stroke,
addiction to nicotine, leukoplakia (white sores in the mouth), receding gums, bone loss
around the roots of teeth, abrasion of teeth, cavities and tooth decay, tooth loss, stained
and discolored teeth, bad breath (Smokeless Tobacco, 2013)

Benefits of Tobacco Cessation: Focus on Smoking: (2-3 minutes) (Kristin)

People who stop smoking greatly reduce their risk for disease and premature death.
(CDC)

Health benefits are greater for people who stop at earlier ages, but quitting is beneficial at
all ages. (CDC)
o Lowered risk for lung cancer, which may take a few years after quitting to for the
risk to decline (NCI)

The benefit increases the longer a person remains smoke free (NCI)

o Reduced risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) (CDC)

COPD one of the leading causes of death in the United States

(CDC)

o Reduced risk for infertility in women of reproductive age. (CDC)

o Reduced respiratory symptoms such as: coughing, wheezing, and shortness of
breath. (CDC)
o Heart rate and blood pressure, which are abnormally high while smoking, will
begin to return to normal. (NCI)

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o Within a few hours, the level of carbon monoxide in the blood begins to decline.
(NCI)

(Carbon monoxide reduces the bloods ability to carry oxygen.)

(NCI)

o The rate of decline in lung function is slower among people who quit smoking
than among those who continue to smoke (CDC)

People who quit smoking will have an improved sense of smell, and food will taste better.
(NCI)

Women who stop smoking during pregnancy also reduce their risk of having a low birth
weight baby. (CDC)

Cessation before the age of 40 years reduces the risk of death associated with continued
smoking by about 90% (21st-Century hazards of smoking and benefits of cessation in
the United States, 2013).

Life expectancy was increased from 4 to 10 years among smokers who quit, depending
on their age at the time of smoking cessation (21st-Century hazards of smoking and
benefits of cessation in the United States, 2013).

Activity: (5minutes)
Identify how cigarettes affect different parts of the body (Health Effects, 2014).
Brain: addiction
Ears: Hearing loss
Eyes: blindness and night vision
Mouth: Cavities, mouth sores, ulcers, gum disease, mouth and throat cancer

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Face: Wrinkles, skin dull and grayish
Heart: high blood pressure, blood clots, increased cholesterol
Lungs: inflammation leading to scar tissue, emphysema, respiratory infections
Cancer: Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in the body
Blood and Immune System: high white blood cell count, weakened immune system
Muscles and Bones: muscle deterioration, thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density

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References

Be Tobacco Free.gov. (2014) Retrieved from.

http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/health-effects/smokeless-health/index.html
CDC - Fact sheet - Quitting smoking - Smoking & tobacco use. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/quitting/index.htm?
utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed
%3A+CdcSmokingAndTobaccoUseFactSheets+(CDC+-+Smoking+and+Tobacco+Use++Fact+Sheets
Harms of smoking and health benefits of quitting - National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cessation
Health Effects. (2014). Smokefree.gov. Retrieved April 25, 2014, from
http://smokefree.gov/health-effects
Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking. (2014, February 6). Centers for Disease Control and
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http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/
Jha, P., Ramasundarahettige, C., Landsman, V., Rostron, B., Thun, M., Anderson, R., Peto, R.
(2013). 21st-Century hazards of smoking and benefits of cessation in the United States. The
New England Journal of Medicine, 368(4), 341-350. Retrieved from DOI:
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Smokeless Tobacco. (2013, December 3). Smokeless Tobacco. Retrieved April 25, 2014, from
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/smokeless-tobacco
Tobacco Free.org. (2014) The Truth About Tobacco Retrieved from.
http://www.tobaccofree.org/children.html

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