Smoking and the risk of disease Flashcards

1
Q

How many chemicals are inhaled when you smoke? How many are linked to disease?

A

4000 and 150

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What is nicotine? What are some pros of it?

A

Nicotine is a relatively harmless drug found in tobacco smoke. It provides a sense of calm, well-being, and ‘being able to cope’.

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3
Q

What is CO?

A

A poisonous gas found in tobacco smoke

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4
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What does CO do?

A

It takes up some of the oxygen-carrying capacity in your blood.

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What percentage of your blood will shorten the capacity? What will this do to a smoker?

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10% of your blood will be carrying CO and it will make a smoker much more breathless when they exercise than a non-smoker

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What can happen to a fetus if their pregnant mother smokes?

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They can be born prematurely, a lightweight and even stillborn

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How many fetuses are born stillborn from their mother smoking?

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700

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