Health Flashcards
How many people die each year due to cigarette smoking in the US?
400,000
What is the #1 cause of Death for Teenagers?
Motor Vehicle accidents
How many people die each year due to secondhand cigarette smoke in the US?
3,000
How many people die each year to heart and artery diseases due to cigarette smoke?
170,000
How much more nicotine does snuff/dip have than cigarettes
2 to 3x more
Eight dips a day is approximately equivalent to how many cigarettes per day?
30 cigarettes
Cirrhosis of the liver is the __ leading cause of death in the US (and is usually caused by alcohol abuse
12th
The percentage (__) of adults that lived and grew up with an alcoholic
20%
__ million children in the US are currently living in homes with an alcoholic
11
The percentage of domestic violence in America in which alcohol was involved
75%
How many people the US are injured in an alcohol related car crash every year?
513,000
Of all the fatal car accidents, what percent involved alcohol?
39%
__ out of every __ people in the US will be injured in an alcohol related crash in their lifetime
3, 10
__% of pregnant women in the US will continue drinking during their pregnancy?
12
Male children whose fathers are/were alcoholics have a __% increased risk of becoming alcoholics themselves.
25
For every eight people killed by their own smoke, __ people are killed by secondhand smoke
1
__% of Teens does not smoke
80
There are at least __ carcinogens in cigarette smoke
40
__% of society that does not smoke
75
List the 5 stages of Alcoholism
Experamentation
Social Drinking
Tolerance
Dependence
Alcoholism
List 5 chemicals found in tobacco
Nicotine
Tar
Lead
Cyanide
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List 5 withdrawal symptoms (hangover effects) of alcohol
Vomiting
Nausea
Dehydration
Headache
Dizziness
List 5 nearly immediate short-term effects of alcohol:
Irratision
Loss of body temp
Overworked liver
Increased heart rate
Dehydration
List 5 effects of alcohol at different levels of BAC:
- 02= A few sips of slowed reaction time
- 05= One drink loss of inhibition
- 10= Two drinks impared vision
- 20= Five drinks blackouts
- 30= six-eight coma
- 40-0.50= eight-ten death sometimes
How long does it take for alcohol to get into your system?
15 min
How long does it take for alcohol to get out of your system?
1 hour per drink
How long does it take for the chemicals in tobacco to get into your system?
Instantly
Name the types of tobacco products:
Cigarettes, cigars, dip, chew, pipe
Name 3 drinks that carry the same amount of alcohol:
Shot, glass of wine, a beer
