HARMFUL SHORT- AND LONG-TERM

EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE ON

DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY

HEALTH 8 – SIR AARON

EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

– EFFECT ON PREGNANCY– A pregnant mother who is a smoker is at risk of

having spontaneous abortion and stillbirth. Cigarette smoking during pregnancy has been recognized as the single most important determinant of poor fetal growth in the developed growth.

EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

–WORSENS OTHER DISEASES– It worsens asthma, influenza, tuberculosis and

ulcer

EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

– IMPOTENCE– It doubles the risk of impotence to men.

EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

– DRY SKIN – It dries the skin as it slows down the blood flow,

lessens the nutrients to the skin and the protection from skin-damaging agents. Direct exposure to cigarette smoke which contains hundreds of toxic substances can dry and irritate the skin and promote wrinkles.

EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

–ORAL EFFECT– Smoking damages the teeth, causes bad breath,

and increases the risk of mouth infections and oral cancer.

EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

– SERIOUS DISEASES– There is an overwhelming medical and scientific

consensus that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema and other serious diseases.

ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE

(ETS)

ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE (ETS)

– Refers to exposure to tobacco smoke - not from your smoking, but from being exposed to someone else's cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke.

– Can also be described as the material in indoor air that originates from tobacco smoke

ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE (ETS)

– Also known as Second-hand Smoking (SHS) or Passive Smoking

– There are at least 250 chemicals in SHS known to be toxic, including 50 that causes cancer.

TYPES OF SHS

–MAINSTREAM– SIDE-STREAM

TYPES OF SHS

– MAINSTREAM SMOKING– Refers specifically to the smoke that a smoker inhales

and then exhales.

TYPES OF SHS

– MAINSTREAM SMOKING– PAHs (Polycyclic

Aromatic Hydrocarbons)

– nitrosamines

– carbon monoxide

– nicotine

– ammonia

– acrolein

– isoprene

– benzene

– toluene

TYPES OF SHS

– SIDE-STREAM SMOKING– Refers to the smoke that wafts off the end of a lit

cigarette, cigar, or pipe.

– It contains more carcinogens (cancer causing substances) than mainstream smoke.

ACTIVITY #3

– IN A SHORT BOND PAPER, SAME FORMATTING:– DRAW SOMETHING THAT SHOWS TWO TYPES OF

ETS: MAINSTREAM AND SIDE-STREAM SMOKING