4th week Flashcards
are substances that lead to the use of more lethal and illegal addictive substances.
Gateway Drugs
Why do you think cigarettes and alcohol are considered gateway drugs?
Cigarettes and alcohol are considered gateway drugs because using them can make people more likely to try stronger, illegal drugs later on.
Drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking cigarettes are ______ during social gatherings, especially in cities. Some adults like to talk things over bottles of beer. Some young adults smoke when they hang-out.
Drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking cigarettes are common during social gatherings, especially in cities. Some adults like to talk things over bottles of beer. Some young adults smoke when they hang-out.
Reasons for Smoking Cigarettes
- To lessen stress
- Social Pressure
- Peer Pressure
- Accessibility, availability, and affordability of cigarettes
- Social media and physical environment
The main ingredient of cigarettes is?
tobacco
In studies conducted, one of the chemicals in a cigarettes are known _________.
_______ are substances which cause cancer
carcinogens
Cigarettes contain a stimulating substance called ________.
nicotine
_____ is an oily material that sticks and blackens the lungs when a smoker inhales.
Tar
_________ is an odorless and poisonous gas that reduces the ability of the blood to carry oxygen
Carbon monoxide
Short-Term Effects of Smoking?
> Nose and head: rhinitis, sinusitis, reduced sense of smell, light-headedness
Mouth: yellow stain on teeth, bad breath (halitosis, reduced sense of taste
Skin: dryer and older skin, yellow stains on fingers
Short-Term Effects of Smoking?
> Lungs: bronchospasm, constant coughing, increased mucus and phlegm, increased breathing rate
• Heart: increased heart rate and blood pressure
Other effects: reduced appetite, increase in stress level, nicotine craving
Long-Term Effects of Smoking
Brain - Stroke
Mouth and pharynx - Cancer
Lungs - Cancer,
emphysema, bronchitis
Heart - Coronary artery disease
Oesophagus and
stomach - Cancer, peptic ulcer
Pancreas - Cancer
Bladder - Cancer
Uterus and Ovaries - Infertility, spontaneous abortion, retarded fetal growth, early menopause, cervical cancer
Testes - Reduced fertility
Peripheral arteries - Peripheral vascular disease
Bone - Osteoporosis
T or F:
Effects of smoking depends on (a) age of smoker, (b) immune system, (c) number of cigarettes smoked, and (d) length of time the person smokes.
T
Smoke Produced of Cigarette Smoking:
Mainstream Smoke
Sidestream Smoke
Secondhand Smoke
Third hand Smoke
smoke that is produced and inhaled directly by the smoker
Mainstream Smoke