Adult cigarette smoking has decreased in recent years, but it is still the number one cause of preventable disease and death in America. An infographic breaks cigarette smoking down by education level, geographical region, gender, race, sexual orientation, disability or limitation, ad socioeconomic status to reveal how pervasive smoking still is. 

Concepts

drugs, drug abuse, healthy habits, tobacco, tobacco products

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Send the link home for class members to review before returning the next day with notes
• Project the image onto the board as a topic of discussion or a warm-up journal prompt

Classroom Considerations

• Information is current as of 2014

Pros

• Easy to read and comprehend
• Includes important information about different populations that may provide another perspective on societal smoking

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1