Cigarette Smoking Objective At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to explain the negative effects of cigarette smoking. What is Tobacco smoking or cigarette smoking? Tobacco smoking is the practice of smoking tobacco and inhaling smokes that consisting of particle and gaseous phases. It may include simply taking tobacco smoke into the mouth, and releasing it, as is done by some tobacco pipes and cigars Learn about it! Tobacco smoke contains many chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers. Breathing even a little tobacco smoke can be harmful and dangerous to person’s health Smoking can lead to variety of ongoing complication in the body, as well as long term effect on person’s body systems. It can cause negative effects on both circulatory and respiratory systems. Study the diagram. Try it! Write down information about the different diseases affecting the respiratory and circulatory system. What do you think? How smoking cigarette may affect your quality of life? Key Points Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, causing many illnesses and affecting health in general. Quiz on Cigarettes Smoking Name Grade & Section Date Teacher Direction: Write True if the statement/s is correct and False if it is wrong. Score 1. Smoke from cigarettes can make nonsmokers sick. 2. Smoke makes hair and clothing stink. 3. Smoking can affect a person’s health condition. 4. Cigarette smoke contains one chemical, that chemical is called nicotine. 5. Smoke can cause reddening, itching and watering of eyes. 6. Smoking is difficult habit to quit. 7. A smoker is twice as likely to have a heart attack as a nonsmoker is. 8. More germs get into your lungs when you smoke. 9. Tobacco only affects a person after years of use. 10. Tobacco increases the risk of lung, mouth, throat, pancreatic, and bladder cancer.
