Health Test 3
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3 Reasons Why Teens Smoke
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- Peers
- Media
- Parents
- 3 Main Chemicals in Smoke
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nicotene- addictive chemical in cigarettes
carbon monoxide-poisonous, odorless, colorless gas
tar- thick, dark, fluid produced when tobacco burns
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3 Types of Smoke
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- Passive Smoke (second hand smoke)
- Mainstream smok - smoke inhaled by a smoker
- Sidestream smoke - smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette.
- 434000
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Number of people who die each year in the US from tobacco
- 4000
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chemicals in cigarettes
- 401
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number of poisons in cigarettes
- 43
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number of carcinogens in cigarettes
- 87%
- percent of lung cancer that is caused by smoking
- 53000
- Number of people that die each year from secondhand smoke in the US.
- 1600
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Number of people that die each year from second-hand smoke in New Jersey
- 10 years
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Average number of years that smoking takes off of a person's life
- 7000
- Number of people who die each year from smokeless tobacco
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#1 cause
- Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death
- 90%
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Percent of all smokers that become addicted before age 20.
- 1971
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Year that all tobacco ads are banned from TV and radio.
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3rd leading cause of death
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2nd hand smoke
- 11
- Average age a person lights up for the first time in the US
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Two types of smokeless tobacco
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- Chew
- side of cheek
- Snuff
- goes in front lip
- Leukoplakia
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white leathey spots inside of the mouth
pre-cancerous lesions
- 4 ways a person can quit smoking
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- List the reasons to quit
- Don't be around other smokers
- Exercise
- Set a target date
- Emphysema
- Disease in which air sacs swell and burst
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Chronic Bronchitis
- Inflamation and scarring of bronchiole tubes
- COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Syndrome
4th leading cause of death in the US
- Tolerance
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necessary to use larger amounts of alcohol to achieve the same effect
- Dependent
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Brain develops a chemical need and cannot function without it.
- Withdrawal
- Group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops using
- De[ressant
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chemical which slows down the functions of the body
- BAC
- Blood Alcohol Concentration
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Effects if FAS
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- Mental Retardation
- Low birth weight
- Facial abnormalities
- 4 types of drinkers
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- Social-drinks occasionally, not to get drunk
- Problem-drinks to relieve stress-can stop when they realize it has negative effects
- Binge-consume large quantities of alcohol in a short amount of time
- Alcoholic-physical and psy
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Effects of Intoxication
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- Coordination impared
- Reflexes sluggish
- Vomit and blackouts
- Parts of body damaged by alcohol
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- liver - cirrhosis
- brain
- heart - heart disease, heart attacks
- Factors in BAC
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- rate of consumption
- body size
- gender
- amount of food in stomach
- .08
- Legal blood alcohol level in New Jersey
- 20
- Every 20 minutes, there is an alcohol related incident
- 40%
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Percent of all fatal motor-vehicle accidents that involve alcohol
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1 billion
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Amount spent each year on alcohol ads
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3 million
- Number of teenage alcoholics in the US
- 13
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Average age a boy takes his first sip of alcohol
- 15
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Age by which 50% of all girls and boys will have sampled alcohol
- 95%
- percent of all alcohol which is eliminated by the liver
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3 leading causes for teenage death
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- Motor vehicle accidents
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Depressant
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A chemical which slows down the body's function
- Alcohol
- Tranquilizer
- Stimulants
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A chemical that speeds up the body's functions
- Caffine(most widely abused)
- Cocaine
- Crack
- Meth
- Hallucinogens
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a chemical that distorts perception
- LSD
- Acid
- PCP
- Flashback
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brings someone back to an unexpected time when the drug was being used
- Narcotics
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Pain relievers
- Morphine
- Codine
- Heroine (spreads HIV due to needle usage)
- Inhalents
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breathable chemical vapors that produce mind altering effects
- Bagging
- When a chemical is sprayed into a bag, and the bag is placed over the head for a few minutes
- Huffing
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chemical is placed on a rag and then inhaled
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Sudden sniffing death
- Kills 5000-10000 kids each year from overdose
- Cannabis
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Marijuana
-made from hemp leaves
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Amotivational syndrome
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Caused by marijuana
Lack of hobbies and goals, no longer enjoying things they used to enjoy