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ACTIVITY 2: Tobacco & Nicotine Use–The Health Consequences

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ACTIVITY 2: Tobacco & Nicotine Use–The Health Consequences

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 2 / Tobacco & Nicotine Use–The Health Consequences

CHEMICAL REACTION: COUNT TO 10

After smoke is inhaled, it only takes 10 seconds for nicotine, an addictive chemical found in tobacco, to reach the brain.15 Cigarettes, vapes and smokeless tobacco both contain nicotine.18 Over time, the nicotine in tobacco can change the way your brain works.18 Nicotine can also narrow a person's blood vessels, making it tougher for the heart to work.17

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: what it means to you.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2004. Referenced 2012.

www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/
sgr/2004/pdfs/whatitmeanstoyou.pdf
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CDC. Smoking & Tobacco Use. Information Sheets. You(th) and Tobacco—What Youth Should Know About Tobacco. Referenced 2012.

www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/youth/information-sheet/
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NIDA for Teens. The Science Behind Drug Abuse. Mind Over Matter: The Brain's Response to Nicotine. Referenced 2009.

https://teens.drugabuse.gov/teachers/mind-matters/nicotine
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