THE

DANGER OF
CIGARETTE
NAME:________________________________________
SELF
DATE:_________________________________________

INVENTORY!!!

ACTIVITY 1: This exercise will assess your prior knowledge about smoking in order
to prepare you for the main activities in this learning materials.
Are you
Ready?? If you are ready, then answer the following questions below.
Direction: Supply the missing word by writing the correct answer.

1. Cigarette smoking primarily affects the ___________________system.

2. Examples of gateway drugs
3. are _________and ___________.
4. The addictive chemical in smokeless tobacco and cigarettes is __________.
5. The plants whose leaves can be rolled into cigar and can be smoke is _______________.
6. A kind of smoke emitted by cigarettes which smokers directly inhale is
called___________________.
7. The drugs which non-drug users might try and lead to more trials of dangerous drugs
are known as the __________________.
8. An abnormal strong craving for and dependence on something the is psychologically or
physically habit-forming like cigarettes smoking and alcohol drinking is referred as
____________________.
9. The tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 is also known as ______________.
10. According to ______________tobacco smoking and chewing is the second leading cause
of death around the world.

Gateway drugs such as cigarettes and alcohol are legal drugs that a non-drug user might try, which can lead him/her to
more dangerous drugs such as marijuana and shabu. Tobacco is a tall, leafy plant, originally grown in South and Central
America, but now cultivated throughout the world. There are many species of tobacco but Nicotiana Tabacum or
sometimes called Common Tobacco. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco smoking and chewing is
the second leading cause of death around the world. In studies conducted 43 of these chemicals are known Carcinogens.
Carcinogens are substances which cause cancer. Nicotine, the addictive drug found in tobacco product like cigarettes is a
poisonous stimulant. A stimulant drug increases the Central Nervous System(CNS) activity. The Central Nervous System
controls all body organs like the heart, lungs, brain, and processes like heart rate, blood pressure rate, respiration rate,
and more. There are three smokes produced by cigarette smoking namely:

1. Mainstream Smoke- refers specially to the smoke that a smoker directly inhales.
2. Sidestream Smoke- the smoke that comes out of the lighted end of the cigarette or pipe.
3. Third- hand- Smoke- smoke left for a long time on sofa, beddings, pillow and other object.

In the Philippines, Republic Act No. 9211, also called “The Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003”.

Activity 2: GATEWAY TO
A HEALTHY
Direction: Below, draw a gate on the lower left side. Leading from your gate will
be pathways that will describe directions your life will take. Draw these paths and
write beside the paths your goals and targets in life (present and future).

THE
DANGER
 NAME:_______________________________
DATE:_________________________________

Are you
Ready??
ACTIVITY 1
Direction: Fill in the Boxes provided below.
EXAMPLE OF ALCOHOLIC EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL
DRINKS DRINKING TO OUR BODY

ALCOHOL

When alcohol enters the bloodstream, it goes in all the parts of the body. The main effect of alcohol drinking reflects on a
person’s central nervous system. The central nervous system controls one’s mental processes, memory, speech, learning,
and decision-making. It also affects a person’s senses, feelings, movements, and breathing. Technically not all types of
alcohol can be consumed. Only ethanol, which is also called beverage alcohol, can enter the body. If other types of alcohol,
like methanol and isopropyl, enter the bloodstreams, extreme damage and even death may occur. There are two immediate
effects of consuming alcohol: Intoxication and Hangover. Intoxication happens when the alcohol goes into the bloodstream,
producing physical and mental changes in the body. Hangover on the other hand is the occurrence of an uncomfortable
feeling after getting intoxicated. These effects are only for occasional drinking. But when a person consumes alcohol
consistently and heavy, extreme changes in the body may occur. A person may suffer from liver diseases like cirrhosis.
Cirrhosis happens when an alcoholic’s liver is already being stored with fats. These fats block the flow of blood inside the
liver, making it damaged and malfunctioning.