G LO B A L P R E V E N T IO N A N D

C O N T R O L O F T O B A C C O A N D
AL C O H O L U S E
PRE SE NTAT ION OF GROUP 2
 WHAT IS TOBACCO?
• A PLANT WITH LEAVES THAT HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF THE ADDICTIVE CHEMICAL
NICOTINE.
• IT IS ALSO THE COMMON NAME OF SEVERAL PLANTS IN THE GENUS NICOTIANA
OF THE FAMILY SOLANACEAE, AND THE GENERAL TERM FOR ANY PRODUCT
PREPARED FROM THE CURED LEAVES OF THESE PLANTS. MORE THAN 70 SPECIES
OF TOBACCO ARE KNOWN, BUT THE CHIEF COMMERCIAL CROP IS N. TABACUM.
THE MORE POTENT VARIANT N. RUSTICA IS ALSO USED IN SOME COUNTRIES.
COMPONENT OF TOBACCO
• MOST IMPORTANT AND DANGEROUS CONSTITUENTS:

1. NICOTINE
2. CARBON MONOXIDE
3. TAR
COMPONENT OF TOBACCO
•NICOTINE
IS A NATURALLY PRODUCED ALKALOID IN THE NIGHTSHADE FAMILY
OF PLANTS AND IS WIDELY USED RECREATIONALLY AS A
STIMULANT AND ANXIOLYTIC. AS A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG, IT IS
USED FOR SMOKING CESSATION TO RELIEVE WITHDRAWAL
SYMPTOMS.
COMPONENT OF TOBACCO
•CARBON MONOXIDE
IS AN ODORLESS, COLORLESS GAS FORMED BY THE INCOMPLETE
COMBUSTION OF FUELS. WHEN PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO CO GAS,
THE CO MOLECULES WILL DISPLACE THE OXYGEN IN THEIR BODIES
AND LEAD TO POISONING.
COMPONENT OF TOBACCO
•TAR
IS A DARK BROWN OR BLACK VISCOUS LIQUID OF
HYDROCARBONS AND FREE CARBON, OBTAINED FROM A WIDE
VARIETY OF ORGANIC MATERIALS THROUGH DESTRUCTIVE
DISTILLATION.
HOW DO PEOPLE USE TOBACCO?
• PEOPLE CAN SMOKE, CHEW, OR SNUFF TOBACCO.
• SMOKED TOBACCO PRODUCTS INCLUDE CIGARETTES, CIGARS, BIDIS, AND
E-CIGARETTE.
• SOME PEOPLE ALSO SMOKE LOOSE TOBACCO IN A PIPE OR HOOKAH (WATER
PIPE).
• CHEWED TOBACCO PRODUCTS INCLUDE CHEWING TOBACCO, SNUFF, DIP.
HOW DO PEOPLE USE TOBACCO?

Snuff Hookah
HOW DO PEOPLE USE TOBACCO?

Chewing Cigars and Bidis

WHY DO PEOPLE USE TOBACCO?

•THEY THINK ITS “COOL”

•PLEASURE
•PEER PRESSURE
•STRESS RELIEF, ETC
LONG-TERM/SHORT-TERM AFFECT
SMOKING CAN CAUSE CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, CORONARY HEART DISEASE,
AND STROKE
IT CAN CAUSE CANCERS OF: CERVIX, PANCREAS, KIDNEYS
WOMEN WHO SMOKE DURING PREGNANCY ARE MORE LIKELY TO GIVE BIRTH
TO BABIES WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
• NICOTINE CAUSES SHORT-TERM INCREASE IN BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART
RATE, AND FLOW OF BLOOD FROM THE HEART
 REPUBLIC ACT NO . 9211
Roadmap to Tobacco Control Legislation.
Republic Act No. 9211, also known as the
Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, is an
omnibus law regulating smoking in
public places, tobacco advertising,
promotion and sponsorship, and sales
restrictions, among other requirements.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9211
•WAS PASSED IN 2003 AND INCLUDED THREE KEY TOBACCO
CONTROL COMPONENTS: 1) MINIMUM LEGAL SALES AGE OF 18
YEARS; 2) TEXT WARNINGS ON CIGARETTE PACKS; AND 3)
SMOKE-FREE PUBLIC PLACES. IN OUR MODEL, THIS POLICY
CHANGE WAS CODED AS ‘1’ STARTING IN 2004; OTHERWISE, IT
WAS CODED AS ‘0’ IN 2000.
REASONS TO STOP SMOKING
TO LIVE LONGER
BETTER BREATH
YOU’LL SAVE A LOT OF MONEY
• YOU WON’T HARM PEOPLE AROUND YOU
• YOU’LL COUGH LESS
• YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SMELL AND TASTE FOOD BETTER
HOW TO STOP?
SET A DATE FOR QUITTING

IF YOU FEEL LIKE SMOKING, CHEW ON GUM OR SUCK ON HARD CANDY INSTEAD

KEEP YOURSELF BUSY AND OCCUPIED

CHANGE YOUR MORNING ROUTINE

PUT AWAY YOUR ASH TRAYS AND CIGARETTES

• EAT REGULAR MEALS

 WHAT IS ALCOHOL?
WATER, FLAVORINGS, ORGANIC MATTER AND MINERALS ARE ADDED TO ETHANOL TO FORM BEER
AND WINE.

• ALCOHOL CAN BE ALTERED TO CREATE LIQUORS SUCH AS WHISKEY, GIN AND VODKA.
• WHEN ALCOHOL IS FIRST CONSUMED, IT MAY GIVE THE DRINKER A CERTAIN ENERGY OR
“BUZZ”

• HOWEVER ALCOHOL IS ACTUALLY A DEPRESSANT THAT CAUSES THE CNS TO SLOW DOWN.
• IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE PERSON BECOMES DRUNK……
WHAT’S IN ALCOHOL ?
•ETHANOL AND WATER
ARE THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF MOST ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, ALTHOUGH IN SOME VERY SWEET LIQUEURS
THE SUGAR CONTENT CAN BE HIGHER THAN THE ETHANOL
CONTENT.
WHY DO PEOPLE DRINK ALCOHOL?
•TO ENHANCE SOCIABILITY
•TO INCREASE POWER
•TO ESCAPE PROBLEMS
•TO GET DRUNK
• FOR ENJOYMENT, OR FOR RITUALISTIC REASONS
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
BRAIN
• ALCOHOL CAN REACH THE BRAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND THE
BRAIN’S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BODY IS GREATLY AFFECTED. FINE
MOTOR SKILLS, SPEECH, AND VISION MAY BE AFFECTED.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
HEART
• ALCOHOL CAUSES THE HEART RATE TO INCREASE AND THE BLOOD VESSELS
TO EXPAND. DUE TO THE EXPANDED BLOOD VESSELS, BLOOD IS CIRCULATED
CLOSER TO THE OUTER MOST LAYER OF SKIN, ALLOWING THE BODY’S HEAT
TO ESCAPE EASIER
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
LIVER
THE LIVER IS THE ORGAN THAT PROCESSES THE ALCOHOL IN THE BODY AND
TURNS IT BACK INTO WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE.
• WHEN MORE ALCOHOL IS CONSUMED FASTER THAN THE LIVER CAN HANDLE,
THE ALCOHOL CONTINUES TO CIRCULATE THE BLOOD STREAM CAUSING
INTOXICATION.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
• THE LUNGS RELEASE CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE BODY WHILE A PERSON IS
BREATHING.
THE WATER PASSES OUT OF THE BODY IN THE FORM OF URINE,
PERSPIRATION, AND BREATH VAPOR.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
• STOMACH
• SOME OF THE ALCOHOL CONSUMED BY A PERSON WILL PASS THROUGH THE
LINING OF THEIR STOMACH TO REACH THE BLOODSTREAM.
INGESTING TOO MUCH ALCOHOL IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME MY CAUSE
THE STOMACH TO REJECT THE POISON AND VOMITING MAY OCCUR
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
ALCOHOL CAN AFFECT A PERSONS JUDGMENT AND MAY INTERFERE WITH A
PERSONS ABILITY TO CONTROL DECISIONS, BEHAVIOR AND EMOTIONS.
• THE CHANCES OF CONTRACTING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES,
UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES, AND VIOLENCE IS GREATLY INCREASED WHEN A
PERSON IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
DRINKING & DRIVING:

ALCOHOL REDUCES A PERSONS ABILITY TO JUDGE DISTANCES, SPEEDS, AND TURNS.

MAKES A PERSON TAKE RISKS THEY NORMALLY WOULD NOT. SLOWS DOWN A PERSONS
REFLEXES.

• THE MOST DEADLY SHORT TERM EFFECT OF ALCOHOL IS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF ALCOHOL. (DUI
SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
• DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH AMONG TEENAGERS.
LONG-TERM EFFECTS
• IF YOU CHOOSE TO CONTINUE TO USE ALCOHOL WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT WITH A
BABY, MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEM CAN ARISE. WHATEVER A MOTHER CONSUMES THE
BABY ALSO CONSUMES. IF A MOTHER IS DRUNK, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE HERE
UNBORN BABY IS ALSO

• ALCOHOL ALSO INTERFERES WITH THE LIVERS ABILITY TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.

• THE LIVER IS UNABLE TO BREAK DOWN FATS CREATING A FATTY BUILD UP WITHIN THE
LIVER THAT PROHIBITS IT FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10586

AN ACT PENALIZING PERSONS

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF ALCOHOL, DANGEROUS DRUGS,
AND SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10586
•ON 27 MAY 2013, REPUBLIC ACT 10586, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THE ANTI-DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING ACT OF 2013, WAS
ENACTED. THIS LAW, AS STATED UNDER SECTION 5 THEREOF,
MAKES IT “UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO DRIVE A MOTOR
VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DANGEROUS
DRUGS, AND/OR OTHER SIMILAR SUBSTANCES.
ACT OF 2011

• THE BILL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE “ANTI-UNDERAGE DRINKING ACT OF 2011,”

IMPOSES THREE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN
P10,000 FOR VIOLATORS. FOR OFFENSES COMMITTED BY MINORS, THE
PROVISION OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 603, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE, AS AMENDED SHALL BE APPLIED.
REASONS TO STOP DRINKING ALCOHOL
• CANCER RISK
• LIVER PROBLEMS
• ACTIVE ALCOHOLISM
• FINANCIAL SAVINGS
• CIRRHOSIS
• ALCOHOL POISONING
HOW TO STOP?
• REMOVE YOUR ACCESS SS TO ALCOHOL
• KNOWS YOUR WHY
• PLAN TO HANDLE URGES TO DRINK
• SET GOALS
• AVOID TEMPTATION, ETC