smoking
What is tabaco?
Tabaco is a leafy plant that is grown on warm climates it can be smoked in a cigarette, pipe, cigar, It can be chewed or sniffed nicotine is the chemical that makes Tabaco addictive. Because nicotine is a stimulant it speeds up the nervous system, raises the hearth beat and makes us feel that we have more energy.
what's in a cigarette
There are more than 4000 chemicals in a cigarette and 69 of them are known to cause cancer the three most known chemicals are carbon monoxide, nicotine and tar. Carbon monoxide is a gas found in the exhaust of a car it damages the circulatory and respiratory system of a person, tar is an oily material that when a person smokes it sticks and damages the lung, nicotine is a poison drug its used in insecticides and bug sprays in its pure form on drop on the tongue of a person would killed them.
short and long term effects of smoking
Smoking causes many types of cancer but t can also cause many hearth and pulmonary diseases all this are long term effects some of the short term effects are: poor functionality of the lungs decrease sense of smell and taste, premature aging of the skin, bad breath, and stained teeth.
Half of the people who keep smoking will die because of it. 1 in 5 people die from smoking in the United States, about 480,000 premature deaths each year in the United States are because of cigarettes. On a larger scale, tobacco causes 6 million premature deaths world-wide each year.
Half of the people who keep smoking will die because of it. 1 in 5 people die from smoking in the United States, about 480,000 premature deaths each year in the United States are because of cigarettes. On a larger scale, tobacco causes 6 million premature deaths world-wide each year.
passive smoking
Passive smoking is when the person is not actually smoking a cigarette but is breathing someone else smoke. Second hand smoke is very dangerous for everyone but especially for children and pregnant women passive smoking increases the risks of middle ear disease, asthma, respiratory illnesses, lung cancer and coronary heart disease.
Alcohol
what is alcohol?
Alcohol is a legal drug it is found in alcoholic drinks it is known as a drug that reduces a person’s ability to think rationally, to change their judgment and to reduce their senses it is also a stimulant Alcohol overdose can cause severe depressant effects like inability to feel pain, toxicity where the body vomits the poison unconsciousness, coma or death from severe toxic overdose. These reactions depend on how much is consumed and how quickly.
short and long term effects of alcohol
Some of the short term effects that alcohol can cause are vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, breathing difficulties, Decreased perception and coordination, Blackouts (memory lapses) or Unconsciousness
On the other hand the long term effects are far worst some of these effects are: domestic violence, nerve damage, permanent damage to the brain, High blood pressure, and other heart diseases
On the other hand the long term effects are far worst some of these effects are: domestic violence, nerve damage, permanent damage to the brain, High blood pressure, and other heart diseases
binge drinking
Binge drinking is drinking a lot of alcohol in a short period of time or just drinking to get drunk, binge drinking is define binge drinking as consuming eight or more bottles of alcohol in a single session some of the many disadvantages of binge drinking is that you can lose control of what you do and say wich puts you at risk of making risky decisions like driving drunk.
alcohol content of drinks
Beer 2–6% alcohol
Cider 4–8% alcohol
Wine 8–20% alcohol
Tequila 40% alcohol
Rum 40% or more alcohol
Brandy 40% or more alcohol
Gin 40–47% alcohol
Whiskey 40–50% alcohol
Vodka 40–50% alcohol
Liqueurs 15–60% alcohol
Cider 4–8% alcohol
Wine 8–20% alcohol
Tequila 40% alcohol
Rum 40% or more alcohol
Brandy 40% or more alcohol
Gin 40–47% alcohol
Whiskey 40–50% alcohol
Vodka 40–50% alcohol
Liqueurs 15–60% alcohol