In this lesson, students conduct an experiment that demonstrates what goes into a person’s lungs with each puff of a cigarette. Then, students will view an interactive Web animation that gives a 360-degree view of the organs in the human body and an explanation of how tobacco use affects each organ.
When asked about the various physical risks of smoking, adolescents were most likely to rate (in
order) having bad breath; developing wrinkles on your face; getting lung cancer; having a bad
cough; and, experiencing trouble in catching your breath as being tobacco’s main health risks. However, adolescents who smoked were less likely to say these were risks than their non-smoking peers. Having a heart attack and getting bad colds were the physical risks from smoking that adolescents were least likely to report
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