2.2.6 Smoking And The Risk Of Disease Flashcards
1
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Drug
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A substance that alters the way your body works by changing the chemical processes in the body
2
Q
Withdrawl symptom
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Side effects when you stop taking the drug
3
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Dependant
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When your body needs a drug to function normally
4
Q
Addicted
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When you feel a craving for a drug
5
Q
Effects of smoking (6p)
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- Financial impacts
- NHS burdened by smoking-related disease
- Health decline
- Lung disease
- Passive smoking
- Mood changes
6
Q
Nicotine associated health problems (3p)
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- Addictive
- Makes blood cells stickier- linked to coronary heart disease
- Increases heart rate- linked to coronary heart disease
7
Q
Tar associated health problems (4p)
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- Damages cillia
- Irritates airways/lining of lungs (Causes bronchititis)
- Builds up in lung tissue and can cause the breakdown of alveoli
- Carcinogenic (can cause throat or lung cancer)
8
Q
Carcinogenic
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Potential to cause cancer
9
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Carbon monoxide associated health problems (3p)
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- Prevents haemoglobin carrying as much oxygen
- Makes smokers breathless after exercise
- Reduces amount of oxygen getting to foetus in pregnant women, leading to premature or still birth
10
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Other chemicals associated health problems (3p)
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- Narrows blood vessels in skin ageing it
- Damages lining of arteries
- Increases the risk of coronary heart disease and clot formation
11
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Why is smoking during pregnancy harmful? (4p)
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- Carbon dioxide limits the red blood cells’ capacity to carry oxegenated blood
- This reduces respiration
- This stunts the growth of the foetus and can lead to still or premature births
- If they continue to smoke, they could get withdrawal symptoms if they stopped
12
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Tar effects (2p)
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- Causes lung cancer
- Makes lungs black
13
Q
Nicotine effects
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Addictive
14
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Carbon monoxide effects
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Stops blood carrying oxygen
