smoking pt 2

Question 1

what is the normal age for young people to start smoking?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

Why Smoke?

Answer 2

1. Nicotine addiction- rapid action, both stimulate + sedative properties
   2.social & psychological factors-associated habits, activities, situations: secondary behaviour
   3.genetic factors-initiation + development of nicotine dependence

Question 3

what are 5 hazards of smoking?

Answer 3

100s of toxic substances
-acetone
-hexamine
-Carcinogens- -benzodiazepines(a)pyrene, Urethane
Poisons
additives

Question 4

what are the short-term effects of smoking?

Answer 4

-mild nicotine poisoning
-stimulates brain, adrenal gland
-constricted urine formation

Question 5

what are the long terms effects of smoking?

Answer 5

atherosclerosis-fatty plaque form on inner wall of heart arteries
-Angina- heart muscle doesn’t receive enough O2
-cancers like in the trachea, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas

Question 6

what permanent damage is caused from smoking in smoke cases? 4TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN CANADA (AUNTY wendy has this)

Answer 6

COPD (80-90%)

Question 7

What is ETS, and mainstream vs side stream

Answer 7

a class A carcinogen
-main- smoke the smoker inhales
side- the smoke the smoker blows out into other people faces (85%)

Question 8

ETS & children __ million candian children <12 are exposed

Answer 8

12

Question 9

Smoking & pregnancy
__% of pregnant women in Canada (2x the risk of miscarriage)

Answer 9

5%

Question 10

what can happen is a women is smoking while pregnant?

Answer 10

premature delivery
problems with placenta
low birth weight
higher rates of physical malformations
genetic damage