THE TOXIC LIFE CYCLE OF A CIGARETTE

Do your students know that nicotine is so toxic that simply handling wet tobacco leaves could put them in the hospital for three days—no smoking necessary? This is just one example of how cigarettes are harmful to smokers and nonsmokers alike at every stage of their life cycle: from tobacco farming to cigarette manufacturing to consumption to disposal. This informative program details the dangers of the entire process, featuring interviews with teenage tobacco farmers about the hazards of working with tobacco, commentary from the Director of the Global Institute of Public Health at New York University about the detriments of the many additives used in the manufacturing process, and facts about the environmental damages of littered cigarette butts. A final chapter urges young people to break the cycle by not smoking, and a 37-page pdf teacher resource includes a pre/post test, fact sheets, activities, and more. Grades 7–12. Closed captioned. Color. 17 minutes. Human Relations Media. ©2015.