Tobacco addiction and secondhand smoke: a message from Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of NIDA.Dear Teacher: This month's Heads Up article from the National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal-government research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. and Scholastic provides your students with science-based facts about tobacco addiction and secondhand smoke sec·ond·hand smoke n. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke that is inhaled unintentionally by nonsmokers and may be injurious to their health if inhaled regularly over a long period. Also called passive smoke. . The article summarizes scientific information and describes current research on the effects of nicotine nicotine, C10H14N2, poisonous, pale yellow, oily liquid alkaloid with a pungent odor and an acrid taste. It turns brown on exposure to air. on adolescents. Your students will benefit greatly from science-based information about the effects of tobacco addiction, the dangers of secondhand smoke, and how tobacco addiction is treated. The Lesson Plan below is designed to enhance students' understanding of the article. We appreciate your ongoing efforts in providing young people with facts about addiction and how it affects them. Sincerely, Nora D. Volkow, M.D. Director of NIDA NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Australia) NIDA Northern Ireland Development Agency (UK) NIDA Northern Ireland Dairy Association Lesson Plan & Reproducible Preparation: Before conducting the lesson, make two photocopies of the Student Activity Reproducible for a pre- and post-lesson quiz. LESSON 1: Heads Up: What Do You Know About Tobacco Addiction and Secondhand Smoke? OBJECTIVE To test students' self-knowledge about tobacco addiction and secondhand smoke before and after reading the article NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS The National Science Education Standards (NSES) are a set of guidelines for the science education in primary and secondary schools in the United States, as established by the National Research Council in 1996. Life Science: Science in Personal and Social Perspective WHAT YOU WILL DO * Ask students, What makes tobacco addictive? and What is secondhand smoke and why is it harmful? Give students time for discussion. * Distribute copies of the Student Activity Reproducible. Tell students to write their name on the paper and answer the questions. Explain that they will answer the questions again after they read the article. * Next provide students with three questions to consider as they read the article "The Deadly Effects of Tobacco Addiction" in their magazine. Why is tobacco addiction a problem for adolescents? What health problems are caused by smoking? What are the dangers of secondhand smoke? * After students read the article and discuss their answers, have them complete the Student Activity Reproducible again. When they have finished, reveal the correct answers. * Wrap up the lesson by asking students: How would you respond to a teen smoker smoker A person who smokes tobacco, almost always understood to be cigarettes Ratio of ♂:♀ smokers Philippines64/19, China61/7, Saudi Arabia53/2, Russia50/12 who says, "I can quit whenever I want"? What would you say to someone you know, who regularly smokes around children? ANSWERS TO REPRODUCIBLE: 1. a; 2. b; 3. c; 4, d; 5. d; 6. a & b; 7. d; 8. true; 9. true; 10. true. What Do You Know About Tobacco Addiction and Secondhand Smoke? Answer the questions below to find out what you know about tobacco addiction and secondhand smoke. For multiple-choice questions, there may be more than one correct answer. 1. The addictive ingredient in tobacco is a. nicotine. b. tar. c. smoke. d. unknown. 2. Cigarette smoking accounts for how many of all cancer deaths: a. one-third b. one-fourth c. one-fifth d. one-half 3. The pleasurable effects of nicotine a. are long-lasting. b. last an hour. c. last a few minutes. d. last 10 seconds. 4. Smoking harms a. only the lungs. b. only the brain. c. only the liver. d. every organ in the body 5. In infants and children, secondhand smoke is a known cause of a. sudden infant death syndrome sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age (usually between two weeks and eight months old). (SIDS SIDS sudden infant death syndrome. SIDS abbr. sudden infant death syndrome SIDS, n See syndrome, sudden infant death. ). b. respiratory problems and ear infections. c. asthma attacks. d. all of the above. 6. A 2005 survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders shows that compared with students in previous years a. more students disapprove dis·ap·prove v. dis·ap·proved, dis·ap·prov·ing, dis·ap·proves v.tr. 1. To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn. 2. To refuse to approve; reject. v.intr. of smoking. b. fewer students are smoking. c. more students are smoking. d. fewer students disapprove of smoking. 7. The following can fully protect you against secondhand smoke a. opening a window b. sitting in a separate area c. using ventilation or air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. d. none of the above 8. An ingredient in tobacco, acetaldehyde acetaldehyde (ăs'ĭtăl`dəhīd) or ethanal (ĕth`ənăl'), CH3CHO, colorless liquid aldehyde, sometimes simply called aldehyde. It melts at −123°C;, boils at 20. , probably works with nicotine in addicting adolescents, in particular, to tobacco. a. true b. false 9. Adolescents are more likely to become addicted ad·dict·ed adj. 1. Physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance. 2. Compulsively or habitually involved in a practice or behavior, such as gambling. to tobacco than adults. a. true b. false 10. People trying to quit smoking have withdrawal symptoms Withdrawal symptoms A group of physical or mental symptoms that may occur when a person suddenly stops using a drug to which he or she has become dependent. . a. true b. false In This Installment * What causes tobacco addiction * Why secondhand smoke is harmful to nonsmokers * The latest research on tobacco addiction and teens Assessment Tools Use the Activity Reproducible on the back of this page as an Assessment Quiz to students have learned about tobacco addiction and secondhand smoke. More Information For access to more information for teens on tobacco addictioni research, visit www.teens.drugabuse.gov. For information on tobacco abuse and addiction, go to www.smoking.drugabuse.gov. Find information on how to quit smoking at www.smokefree.gov. |
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