ATOD lesson 2

Lesson Objectives

● The different forms in which tobacco is sold and consumed.

● The harmful substances in all forms of tobacco.

● The dangers of vaping
● Refusal Skills

What is tobacco?

• Tobacco is a plant used to create

tobacco-related products

• The chemical nicotine makes tobacco

products addictive

Cigarettes

Cigars

Pipes

Snuff

E-cigs

Tobacco Products

All of these are a tobacco related product.

Tobacco Companies...

Tobacco companies want to attract new
users to replace those who have either
quit or died.
So they will say ANYTHING!

Tobacco Companies...

They are trying to make you believe that
e-cigs are "safer"...however remember
that we cannot trust the information
that the tobacco companies tell us!

Important Vocabulary

_____ device containing a
nicotine-based liquid that
is vaporized and inhaled.

E-cig

Legal Age for Vaping

e-cigs/ vape
pens are not
addictive.

MYTH

TRUTH

e-cigs/ vape pens
deliver nicotine,
which is the
addictive
ingredient in
tobacco products.

e-cigs/ vape
pens are
“safer” than
regular
cigarettes.

MYTH

TRUTH

e-cigs/ vape
pens are just
water vapor.

MYTH

TRUTH

Important Vocabulary

________ is a drug that
speeds up the heartbeat and
affects the central nervous
system.

Nicotine

_____ is a thick, oily, dark
liquid that forms when
tobacco burns.

Tar

________________ is a
poisonous, odorless gas
produced when tobacco
burns.

Carbon monoxide

Nicotine

Refusal Skills

• Strategies for refusing vaping

– Be clear and firm, yet respectful
– Practice your response ahead of time

I would get

kicked off the

team.

No thanks!

My parents
would kill

me.

Vaping isn’t
fun for me.