DRUG
•Any substance not
considered as food
which alters body
structure of functions.
Central Nervous System
(CNS)
•The part of the nervous
system that receives and
coordinates all body
activities; consists of the
major nerves, brain and
spinal cord
DEPRESSANT DRUGS
•A drug that suppresses
the central nervous
system, slows down
body function.
STIMULANT DRUG
•A drug which
temporarily quickens
the central nervous
system
Addictive Drugs
•Drugs that can cause
addiction physically and
psychologically
Drug Tolerance
• Abnormal strong craving for
and dependence on drugs such
as cigarettes and alcohol.
• Condition when a person needs
more DRUGS to feel its
original effects.
Drug Dependence
•Condition when a person
needs a drug like alcohol and
cigarette in order for the
body to function normally.
STIMULANT DRUGS
•Increases the central
nervous system (CNS)
activity
GATEWAY DRUGS
•Drugs which open
doors for non-drug
users to try and
experiment on more
dangerous drugs
Cigarettes
Gateway Drugs
Alcohol
Dangerous & Illegal Drugs
Marijuana
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CIGARETTES
The Prevention of Substance
Use and Abuse
There are around
4,000 deadly
chemicals found in
cigarettes.
NICOTINE
•Addictive component
in cigarette and
tobacco products.
•This chemical is used
as a pesticide.
NICOTIANA
TABACUM/TOBACCO
•A plant where cigarette
and its other products
come from.
CARCINOGENS
• Chemicals found in cigarette
smoke which when inhaled
make body cells produce
abnormal and malignant cells
which most often result to
cancer or death.
THREE SMOKES
PRODUCED BY
CIGARETTE
SMOKING
MAINSTREAM SMOKE
•Smoke the smoker directly
inhales (First-hand
smoker)
SIDESTREAM SMOKE
•Smokes that comes out from
the lighted end of the
cigarette or pipe. (Second-
hand smoker)
RESIDUAL TOBACCO
SMOKE
•Smoke left from a long time o
sofa, beddings, pillows, and
other objects.
•Settles along with dust and
can last for months.
EFFECTS OF
CIGARETTE
SMOKING
•High Blood Pressure
•Foul Body Smell
•Heart Diseases
•Bad Breath
•Asthma
•Cancer
•Pneumonia
Emphysema
Republic Act No. 9211
•Also known as Tobacco
Regulation Act of 2003
•Law governing tobacco
productions, distributions and
use of public consumers.
Republic Act No.
8749
•Known as the Clean Air Act
of 1999
•(See page 373)

CIGARETTE SMOKING