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WorksheetsWANIC Health 9 Refusal Skills
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 46mins
Refusal Skills
When you say no, also state why.
Be honest. Honest answers are accepted well.
Give a reason for your refusal
The way you are standing can either strengthen or weaken your message
Use body language
Express your concern for others who are trying to persuade you
Show empathy
Try to persuade your friends to do something safer or more comfortable
Provide alternatives
Remove yourself from the situation. This will make it clear not to try to persuade you
Take a definite action
Using nicotine harms the parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood, and impulse control.
This is a brain addicted to nicotine
Using nicotine harms the parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood, and impulse control.
This is a brain going through nicotine withdrawal (pain when the nicotine is not there at the moment)
When you refuse…
Make eye contact
Stand up tall
Use a firm voice
look at the ground or glance away
show that you’re nervous
speak softly
A single Juul pod (brand of vape) containsolO as much nicotine as a pack of (a) regular cigarettes
Substances that get into your lungs when you vape
Nicotine
actual vapor
Ultrafine particles
Artificial flavorings that are linked to lung disease
Volatile organic compounds
Cancer-causing chemicals
The metal nickel
The metal tin
The metal lead
Your brain chemistry on nicotine
If all else fails...
Get up and leave the party
Call other friends and do something else
Always call for help rather than ride with someone who has been drinking
stay and drink
get in the car with someone who has been drinking
feel trapped
How does your brain work, and what can short-circuit it?
Look at this happy vape customer's face
Nationally, approximately (a) of calls to poison control centers for e-cigarettes are for kids 5 years of age and younger.
Who is being targeted?
By mimicking (a) , nicotine affects breathing, movement, (b) , memory, mood, and appetite.
Effects of Nicotine
(Find the area and then follow the numbers)
Effects of Nicotine
(Find the area and then follow the numbers)
Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal
headaches
irritability
difficulty sleeping
inability to concentrate
intense nicotine cravings
desire to sing
sneezing
unexplained rash or hives
Withdrawal effects may begin as soon as (a) minutes after the last dose of nicotine
Substances found in cigarette smoke
unobtanium
adamantium
upsid-asium
tar
carbon monoxide
napthalene (mothballs)
acetone
ammonia
arsenic
formaldehyde
propane
hydrogen cyanide
uranium
nickel
The dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns is tar.
cancer
broown stains on fingers
brown stains on teeth
smelly hair and clothes
bad breath
damage to cilia in the lungs
increased # of respiratory infections
impaired lung function
When a substance like tobacco is burned, an odorless, (a) gas called Carbon Monoxide is produced.
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Smokeless tobacco, also known as "chewing tobacco" or "chaw," contains all the same chemicals as cigarettes, all the nicotine, and all the same addiction levels
true
false
Which statement is false?
Cells affected by smoking
Smoking also leads to
autism
down syndrome
stomach ulcers
slower healing of injuries
increased colds and flus
increased allergies
increased asthma
constant runny nose
constant headaches
dulled sense of taste and smell
premature wrinkling
Match the following diseases caused by smoking
the gradual loss of lung function
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
inflammation of the airways
chronic bronchitis
the alveoli (the tiny balloons) in the lungs can no longer function
emphysema
nicotine increases blood clots, raises heart rate, and puts carbon monoxide in the blood
cardiovascular disease
cells grow weird, especially in the lungs and in the mouth
cancer
(a) of all deaths from lung cancer are caused by smoking.
(If you are wondering about the other small percent, I do know of two cases caused by pollution in Los Angeles. One was Thurl Ravenscroft, voice of Tony the Tiger and "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch." A voice actor who knew better than to destroy his voice with smoke.)
