Short-term And Long-term Health Risks Of Tobacco Flashcards
What are the effects of days of use of tobacco?
Bad smell and breath
Shortness of breath
What are the effects of months of use of tobacco?
Cough
Lessened ability to smell or taste
What are the effects of years of use of tobacco?
Yellowing of teeth
Again look of skin
What are short-term effects?
Decreases ability to complete tasks and physical abilities
Lessens you ability to enjoy food
Makes you smell and look unattractive
What are cancer long-term risks?
Lung cancer (9 out of 10 cases)
Mouth and throat cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Other fatal cancers
What are cardiovascular disease long-term risks?
Heart disease
Strokes
Disease in arteries
Poor circulation, aneurysms, and blind
What are illness long-term effects?
Asthma attacks
Increase in respiratory illnesses
What are statistics of this?
One third of smokers die because of tobacco-related diseases
Shortens life by 13-14 years
One of every five adult deaths