Reasons for Poor Health

Question 1

Poverty

Answer 1

• Poverty damages the mental + Physical health young people *2012
• Poverty causes toxic stress (Alcohol, drugs, smoking) *Drug use disorders 8.1% of early deaths and illnesses amongst people in poverty.

Question 2

Lifestyle Choices

Answer 2

• Alcohol liver conditions, cancer, heart disease *2018 the average man in Scotland drinks over 16 units per week.
• Smoking lung conditions. *in 2018 19% of adults smoked
• Drugs benzodiazepines. * 2018 over 1000 drug related deaths, an increase of 27% from the year before.

Question 3

The Glasgow Effect

Answer 3

• Glasgow specifically bad *three city project found that even in Glasgow’s wealthy areas, the life expectancy is still worse than in towns like Liverpool.