Health Flashcards

(29 cards)

0
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How many people die each year due to cigarette smoking in the US?

A

400,000

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1
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What is the #1 cause of Death for Teenagers?

A

Motor Vehicle accidents

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2
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How many people die each year due to secondhand cigarette smoke in the US?

A

3,000

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3
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How many people die each year to heart and artery diseases due to cigarette smoke?

A

170,000

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4
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How much more nicotine does snuff/dip have than cigarettes

A

2 to 3x more

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5
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Eight dips a day is approximately equivalent to how many cigarettes per day?

A

30 cigarettes

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6
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Cirrhosis of the liver is the __ leading cause of death in the US (and is usually caused by alcohol abuse

A

12th

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7
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The percentage (__) of adults that lived and grew up with an alcoholic

A

20%

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8
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__ million children in the US are currently living in homes with an alcoholic

A

11

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9
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The percentage of domestic violence in America in which alcohol was involved

A

75%

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10
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How many people the US are injured in an alcohol related car crash every year?

A

513,000

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11
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Of all the fatal car accidents, what percent involved alcohol?

A

39%

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12
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__ out of every __ people in the US will be injured in an alcohol related crash in their lifetime

A

3, 10

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13
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__% of pregnant women in the US will continue drinking during their pregnancy?

A

12

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14
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Male children whose fathers are/were alcoholics have a __% increased risk of becoming alcoholics themselves.

A

25

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15
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For every eight people killed by their own smoke, __ people are killed by secondhand smoke

16
Q

__% of Teens does not smoke

17
Q

There are at least __ carcinogens in cigarette smoke

18
Q

__% of society that does not smoke

19
Q

List the 5 stages of Alcoholism

A

Experamentation

Social Drinking

Tolerance

Dependence

Alcoholism

20
Q

List 5 chemicals found in tobacco

A

Nicotine

Tar

Lead

Cyanide

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21
Q

List 5 withdrawal symptoms (hangover effects) of alcohol

A

Vomiting

Nausea

Dehydration

Headache

Dizziness

22
Q

List 5 nearly immediate short-term effects of alcohol:

A

Irratision

Loss of body temp

Overworked liver

Increased heart rate

Dehydration

23
Q

List 5 effects of alcohol at different levels of BAC:

A
  1. 02= A few sips of slowed reaction time
  2. 05= One drink loss of inhibition
  3. 10= Two drinks impared vision
  4. 20= Five drinks blackouts
  5. 30= six-eight coma
  6. 40-0.50= eight-ten death sometimes
24
How long does it take for alcohol to get into your system?
15 min
25
How long does it take for alcohol to get out of your system?
1 hour per drink
26
How long does it take for the chemicals in tobacco to get into your system?
Instantly
27
Name the types of tobacco products:
Cigarettes, cigars, dip, chew, pipe
28
Name 3 drinks that carry the same amount of alcohol:
Shot, glass of wine, a beer