- Hamburg Area High School
- Health Study Guides
- Ch. 10 & 11 Alcohol/Tobacco
Ch. 10 & 11 Alcohol/Tobacco
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CH. 10 STUDY GUIDE – ALCOHOL
(Revised)
- Some signs of intoxication are staggering & slurred speech.
- SADD/MADD are 2 organizations that educate people on the dangers of alcohol.
- Alcohol Anonymous meetings serve as alcoholism treatment.
- Making excuses for someone who cannot perform their daily routines due to drinking the night before is an enabling action.
- Cirrhosis of the liver = scarring of the liver tissue; usually due to alcohol abuse.
- Some signs of alcoholism are drinking for years, losing your job. Frequent absences from work, drinking instead of eating meals, dementia, cirrhosis, irregular heartbeat.
- Problem Drinking – drinking at inappropriate times
- Tolerance – needing more alcohol to have the same effects
- Dependency – experience withdrawal symptoms when you don’t drink
- Addiction – lose control of your behaviors; drinking consumes your everyday activities
- Alcohol abuse leads to car wrecks, drowning, injuries, etc.
- Most fatal teen car accidents are a result of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
- Your income has no impact on whether or not you may become an alcoholic.
- The liver breaks down toxic substances and becomes stressed when you drink more than one alcoholic drink per hour.
- Alcohol is a drug (depressant) that changes a person’s physical and emotional state.
- List 3 reasons why you should not drink alcohol. Pg. 255
- What are the legal consequences of underage drinking. Pg 254 Drinking, Driving and the Law & Zero Tolerance
- Know the Refusal Skills. Pg. 256-257
CH. 11 STUDY GUIDE – TOBACCO
TERMS: Carcinogen, Chronic Bronchitis, Cilia, Emphysema, Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Nicotine is the addictive chemical in tobacco.
- Tar is the chemical that contributes to respiratory disease and the destruction of cilia.
- Smoking can increase your risk for heart attack, kidney cancer, and stroke, among other things.
- Smokeless tobacco can increase your risk of emphysema, lung cancer and mouth cancer.
- Arsenic, nickel and benzopyrene are all examples of carcinogens found in tobacco. There are over 4000 chemicals in tobacco; 41 are known carcinogens.
- Smoking while pregnant can cause miscarriages, premature birth, among other things. Breathing in secondhand and sidestream smoke while pregnant can also affect the baby.
- Young people are more likely to smoke & have a difficult time quitting when their parents smoke.
- It’s difficult to quit smoking when most of your co-workers smoke because you will receive little support from them. Spontaneously throwing away your cigarettes one day will not help you quit, either.
- Some benefits of quitting smoking are: stop coughing, cilia repairs itself, and reduce your risk of lung cancer & other cancers.
- How does environmental tobacco smoke relate to mainstream & sidestream smoke?
- How are smokeless tobacco products similar/different to/from cigarettes?
- How does tobacco use relate to medical expenses?
- How does carbon monoxide in cigarettes affect a person’s oxygen levels?