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Unit IV Health

Cigarette smoking and alcohol use can lead to substance abuse and health issues. Cigarettes contain nicotine, a highly addictive stimulant, and produce three types of smoke that are all harmful. Alcohol affects the central nervous system and can impair functions like decision making. With regular drinking, alcoholics develop a tolerance and become dependent on alcohol to function normally. Long-term excessive drinking can damage organs like the liver and brain.

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Unit IV Health

Cigarette smoking and alcohol use can lead to substance abuse and health issues. Cigarettes contain nicotine, a highly addictive stimulant, and produce three types of smoke that are all harmful. Alcohol affects the central nervous system and can impair functions like decision making. With regular drinking, alcoholics develop a tolerance and become dependent on alcohol to function normally. Long-term excessive drinking can damage organs like the liver and brain.

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UNIT IV - HEALTH

PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE
USE AND ABUSE
THE DANGERS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

 GATEWAY DRUGS – SUCH AS CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL ARE LEGAL DRUGS THAT A
NON-DRUG USER MIGHT TRY, WHICH CAN LEAD HIM/HER TO MORE DANGEROUS
DRUGS SUCH AS MARIJUANA AND SHABU.
 TOBACCO IS A TALL, LEAFY PLANT, ORIGINALLY GROWN IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL
AMERICA, BUT NOW CULTIBATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THERE ARE MANY SPECIES
OF TOBACCO BUT NICOTIANA TABACUM OR SOMETIMES CALLED COMMON TOBACCO
IS PREFERRED FOR PRODUCING PRESENT DAY CIGARETTES.
 TOBACCO USED HAS BEEN RECORDED AS EARLY AS 600-900 CE AS CARVED DRAWINGS
ON STONES, WERE DISCOVERED IN MEXICO. AMERICAN INDIANS SMOKED IT FOR
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS OCCASIONS AND MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
 NICOTINE – THE ADDICTIVE DRUG FOUND IN TOBACCO PRODUCTS LIKE CIGARETTES IS A
POISONOUS STIMULANT.
THE DANGERS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

 THREE SMOKES PRODUCED BY CIGARETTE SMOKING;


1. MAINSTREAM SMOKE – REFERS SPECIFICALLY TO THE SMOKE THAT A SMOKER DIRECTLY
INHALES.
2. SIDESTREAM SMOKE – THE SMOKE THAT COMES OUT OF THE LIGHTED END OF A CIGARETTE
OR PIPE. THIS IS ALSO CALLED SECOND- HAND SMOKE (SHS) OR ENVIRONMENTAL
TOBACCO SMOKE (ETS). THIS IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN MAINTREAM SMOKE.
3. THIRD-HAND SMOKE – SMOKE LEFT FOR A LONG TIME ON SOFA, BEDDINGS, PILLOW AND
OTHER OBJECTS. THIS SMOKE ALSO CALLLED RESIDUAL TOBACCO SMOKE (RTS) SEETLES
ALONG WITH DUST AND CAN LAST FOR MONTHS. THIS SMOKE STILL CONTAINS HARMFUL
CHEMICALS AND CARCINOGENS.
THE DANGERS OF ALCOHOL

 EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL DRINKING


- WHEN ALCOHOL ENTERS THE BLOODSTREAM, IT GOES IN ALL THE PARTS OF THE BODY. THE
MAIN EFFECT OF ALCOHOL DRINKING REFLECTS ON A PERSON’S CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM (CNS). THE CNS CONTROLS ONE’S MENTAL PROCESSES, MEMORY, SPEECH,
LEARNING, AND DECISION-MAKING. IT ALSO AFFECTS A PERSON’S SENSES, FEELINGS,
MOVEMENTS, AND BREATHING.
- THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL THAT ENTERED IN THE BLOODSTREAM AT A CERTAIN PERIOD
CAN BE MEASURED IN PERCENTAGES THROUGH BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION
(BAC) OR MOST OFTEN CALLED BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL (BAL). A BAC OF 0.05 PERCENT
BAC COULD LEAD TO COMA, BRAIN DAMAGES, AND DEATH.
ALCOHOLICS

 TOLERANCE - AN ALCOHOLIC PERSON REGULARLY DRINKS ALCOHOL WITH


OR WITHOUT FRIENDS. AS A RESULT OF DRINKING OFTEN, AN ALCOHOLIC
DOES NOT APPEAR INTOXICATED ANYMORE.
 DEPENDENCE - BECAUSE OF THESE EFFECTS, THE ALCOHOLIC DECIDED TO
GO BACK TO DRINKING ALCOHOL, TO EAT AND SLEEP PROPERLY AGAIN.
 CIRRHOSIS - DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRINKING THE ALCOHOLIC DEVELOPED
FATTY LIVER THAT CAUSED THE ORGAN TO MALFUNCTION.
 BRAIN DAMAGE - THE ALCOHOLIC IS NOW ADMITTED IN THE ICU AND IN
COMA. HE CANNOT TALK AND MOVE ANYMORE. HIS NERVOUS SYSTEM IS
DAMAGED ALREADY

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