GATEWAY DRUGS

Cigarette
Video is
about?
 What important
facts did you learn
from the video?
ACTIVITY TIME!

Answer pre-
asessment pp. 356
¼ sheet of paper
RESULT:

Are you in the

passive zone or in
active zone?
In your own words
define the meaning
of gateway drugs
Identify the kinds
of gateway drugs.
Describe what
is tobacco?
When you hear
second hand smoke
what comes first in
your mind?
GATEWAY DRUGS

Gateway drugs such as

cigarettes and alcohol are
legal drugs that a non- drug
user might try, which can lead
him/her to use more
dangerous drugs such as
marijuana and shabu.
GATEWAY DRUGS

A term use to explain a

theory that7 states the use of
certain drugs may lead to an
increased risk in the use of
other drugs and involvement
in criminal behavior.
TYPICAL GATEWAY DRUGS

Cigarettes
Alcohol
E- cigarettes
Prescription drugs
TOBACCO

• Tall leafy plant

• Grown in south & central
america
• Nicotiana tabacum is
preffered for producing
cigarettes
TOBACCO

• Tobacco used as early as 600-

900 CE carved drawings on
stones discovered in mexico.
• American Indians smoked on
special religious occasions &
medical purpose only.
TOBACCO

• WHO- tobacco chewing &

smoking is the second leading
causes of death around the
world.
• 4,000 chemicals come into
contact
TOBACCO

• 43 carcinogens that causes

cancer are found in cigarettes
• Nicotine are a deadly
stimulants that stimulate the
central nervous system (CNS)
3 TYPES OF SMOKE PRODUCED BY
CIGARETTE SMOKING

1. Main stream smoke- the smoke

that a smoker directly inhales.
2. Side stream smoke- smoke that
comes out of the lighted end of
the cigarette or pipe (second
hand smoke (SHS)/
environmental tobacco smoke)
3 TYPES OF SMOKE PRODUCED BY
CIGARETTE SMOKING

3. Third- hand smoke- smoke left

for a long time on sofa,
beddings, pillow and other
surface/ objects. Also called
residual tobacco smoke (RTS)
settles along for months and still
contains carcinogens.
MAKE IT A SCENE!

Why do you think people smoke? What

are the reasons?
Group activity
Do a role playing about the reasons why
people smokes.
REASONS WHY PEOPLE SMOKES

Peer pressure Eases away

Out of curiosity depression
For enjoyment & To belong to a group
pleasure Relief from problems
Create a social & anxiety
atmosphere Relieves stress
SHAREPERIENCE!

In ¼ sheet of paper Share experience

on how you become a:
Mainstream smoker
Sidestream smoker
Third hand smoker
HOMEWORK

Each group will prepare a

report about the short term
and long term effects of
cigarettes smoking.