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American Indian Tobacco
• Karuk
• Araeheeraha
• Yurok
• O:Lhohkum
• Hupa
• Xojim
• Wiyot
• Kuwil Kwoswak
• Tolowa
• Seetyu’
Traditional Use of Tobacco
Benefits: → Discipline.
→ Respect for the creator and all creation.
→ Understanding of Indian culture.
→ Spiritual development towards being a good
person.
Benefits: → No benefits.
Yellow teeth
Can’t taste food
Loss of circulation
(cold hands & feet)
Red, dry eyes
Stained fingers
Cause & Effect
• Lung cancer
• Throat cancer
• Emphysema
• Heart disease
• Blocked arteries
• Colon cancer
• Bronchitis & asthma
Think One Puff Can’t Hurt You?
• A year of chewing
costs you $1278
But I’m Only
Hurting Myself...
• Causes lung cancer
• Causes heart disease
• Leads to asthma &
bronchitis
• Kills non-smokers and
smokers alike
Keep Smoke Away From
Babies
Second Hand Smoke
leads to:
• Lower birth weights in
babies
• Increased risk of SIDS
• More ear infections in
babies
• More cavities in
developing teeth
Are You Smoking For Two?
• Developing fetus is
starved of oxygen and
nutrients when the
mother smokes
• Smoking during
pregnancy increases
the mother’s risk of
developing gestational
diabetes.
Just the Facts
• 15.5 million children are
exposed to second hand
smoke in their homes.
• Peer pressure
• Friends or family
members smoke or
chew
• To look older or more
mature
• Escapism
• Advertising
Social Norms
• Advertisers recruit
young smokers with
images of cool, fun,
active, and attractive
people
• Only the Trickster tells
as many lies as the
BIG Tobacco
Companies
How to Read an Ad
Focus on:
• Models or characters
• Activity displayed
• Ethnicity or race
• Size of the text
• Physical appearance
• Picture angles
• Clothing
• Setting
Dreams &
Insecurities
The Cool Factor
Friends,
Fun &
Excitement
Individuality
Omission
Machismo
Adult Rites
of Passage
Refusal Techniques
Mind if I smoke?
Only if you’re on fire!