HLA - Smoking + alcohol Flashcards
Questions to ask smoker
1) Why did you start smoking?
2) How much do you smoke a day?
3) How much do you spend on cigarettes?
4) Would you like to give up smoking?
5) What do you enjoy about smoking and why would you want to give it up?
Why quite smoking
Tobacco enter your lungs and go straight into your bloodstream and body tissues, increasing your risk of developing coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer.
How does smoking effect your heart?
- Chemicals in tobacco smoke can damage the lining of your coronary arteries
- Build up of plaque in arteries
- Causing blockage of arteries = coronary heart disease
Even if you have been smoking for a while
Stopping smoking at any point will lead to health benefits
- Oxygen levels return to normal
- Lungs start to clear out mucus and other debris
- Nicotine eliminated from body = sense of smell and taste improve
- Breathing improves
- Risk of coronary heart disease reduces
Finding the right support for smoking
NHS Stop Smoking Services
National stop smoking helplines and websites
Methods of quitting smoking
- Cut down gradually
- Choosing a day to stop/ cut down
- Get a friend to cut down/stop at the same time
- Planning rewards with the money saved from cutting down
Different forms of NRT
NicAssist 2mg microtab
NicAssist 15mg inhalator
NiQuitin Clear 14mg patch
NiQuitin Clear Patch
- 24 hr patch
- can be taken with oral nicotine
NOT SUITABLE FOR: pregnancy breastfeeding, under 12
12-17: should only use for 12 weeks total and not in combo
Aren’t NRT just as bad as smoking cigarettes
- NRT products are very safe
- Don’t cause cancer or heart disease.
- Damage to the health = tar, carbon monoxide, and chemical compounds found in cigarette
Won’t NRT just fuel the nicotine addiction?
- Enough to beat the craving to smoke, but not enough to keep you addicted.
Withdrawal symptoms of stopping smoking
- Coughing
- Craving
- Hunger
- Disturbed sleep
- Dizziness
- Mood swings
Risk of developing conditions and alcohol
- The risk of developing illneses including certain cancers, increases with any amount of alcohol you drink on a regular basis.
- However if people keep within the recommended limits, you can reduce this risk.
Recommended alcohol intake
- You should not regularly drink more than 14 units per week.
- Best to spread this evenly over three days or more.
Alcohol and calories
- Alcohol is high in calories and so can contribute to weight gain.
- It’s easy for these calories to add up quickly and unnoticed as they are being consumed as a liquid.
Practical tips for cutting down alcohol intake
- Set yourself a limit on how much you are going to drink on a night out
- set yourself a budget of how much money you will spend on alcohol.
- Let your friends and family know you are trying to cut down so they can support you.
- Try to eat before starting drinking
