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This unit presents the facts about the growing use of tobacco among today’s young people. It details the health consequences of long-term tobacco use. It also gives parents and teachers the information they need to combat the misleading advertisements and seductive promotional ploys of tobacco manufacturers. Lessons present the historical and economic aspects of tobacco, compare smoking patterns around the world, examine the influence of lobbyists for the tobacco industry, investigate trends in tobacco advertisements, and evaluate portrayals of tobacco on television and in literature. In addition to a bibliography of print and online resources, this unit features an objective and short answer test.
Young people learn to recognize the various techniques used to manipulate them to buy tobacco.Through reports, role-playing, debates, small group discussions, and research, students are actively engaged in discovering and evaluating information. By discussing these facts with peers and adults, students can draw their own conclusions about tobacco and the means used to sell it to them.
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