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To commemorate the day, Grade A Plus Tobacco Prevention Coordinator Sarah Schwartz visited several classrooms at Corse Elementary School to educate students about the dangers of lighting up.
"Every year, 443,000 people die from tobacco -- that includes people who use and those who are exposed to secondhand smoke," Schwartz told students in Melissa Woods' fifth-grade class.
Lung cancer, heart disease and strokes are a few of the health effects that can be caused by tobacco. Using tobacco is the No. 1 preventable cause of death, she said.
"There are over 4,000 chemicals in cigarettes, and between 43 and 60 carcinogens, which are substances that cause cancer," Schwartz said.
Ammonia, formaldehyde, arsenic and lead are just a few toxins inhaled when someone smokes a cigarette.
Schwartz brought plenty of props to demonstrate the effects of carcinogens on the human body.
Mr. Gross Mouth, a plastic model of a mouth, showed students yellow teeth, cavities, sores and pre-cancerous dysplasia caused by smokeless tobacco and cigarettes.
Students also were fascinated by two silicone replicas of the human lung -- one healthy and pink, the other black with tar from years of use and bubbling with inflamed air sacks.
To get the students thinking about the information she told them, Schwartz brought an inflatable ball covered with questions relating to tobacco use. After catching the ball, students read the question their left thumb landed on aloud and came up with an answer.
Fifth-grader Blain Burford's question asked which of his goals would be impacted if he started using tobacco.
"I probably wouldn't be able to skateboard very well," Burford said before tossing the ball to a classmate.
Other questions presented situations to students such as "What would you do if you saw your best friend smoking?" and true/false statements about using tobacco.
Schwartz also encouraged students to talk to their loved ones who smoke and tell them about what they learned.
The Great American Smokeout was initiated in 1976 to inspire smokers to quit for one day. According to the American Cancer Society, 44.2 percent of the 45.3 million Americans who smoke have attempted to quit for at least one day in the past year.
For more information about the Great American Smokeout, or for tips on how to quit, visit www.cancer.org/GreatAmericans.
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