smoking, alcohol and drugs

Jacob

Why is Smoking Bad ?• A cigarette contains nicotine, tar and carbon

monoxide.• Nicotine is an addictive drug that raises the heart

beat, narrows the arteries and so causes high blood pressure. This leads to heart disease.

• Tar coats the lining of the lungs making them less able to take in oxygen. It also contains carcinogens which cause cancer.

• Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which joins up with red blood cells making them incapable of transporting oxygen around the body

Adil

The Effects of Smoking • Lose sense of smell• Stained teeth and smelly breath.• Yellow finger nails• Mouth and throat cancer• Lung cancer• Stomach cancer• Heart disease• Emphysema (shortness of breath).• More coughs and colds• Approximately £2000 every year for cigarettes.

Jack

What Does Smoking Cause ?

Matthew Sebastian

Names of DrugsOver the counter Prescribed ILLEGALParacetamolNurofenNeuromolAspirin GavisconCough syrupPiriton

VentolinBeclametazoneCodeine phosphateBlood pressure medicationsCardiovascular medicationsSteroidsAntibioticsInsulin

Cocaine HeroineLSDEcstasy OpiumCannabis Steroids Diuretics SpeedErythropoietinBeta Blockers Marijuana

Sean

Jack

What is Good about Most Drugs ?

• A drug is something that affects the way the body works.

• It cures diseases.• It prevents diseases.• It can help you stay healthy if you take the

correct dose.• It could save your life.

Jacob

What is Bad About Drugs ?

• It causes: headaches, blurred vision, loss

of appetite, dehydration, vomiting, diarrhoea,

changes in emotion, tiredness and addiction.

Sebastian

Why is Alcohol Bad ?

• Alcohol is very dangerous to health.• Alcohol is also addictive.• It is expensive.• If you drink too much your behaviour

changes.• Too much could ruin family relationship.

Sean

Binge Drinking

• Binge drinking is defined as episodic excessive drinking.

• Binge drinking happens when you are addicted to it.

• Binge drinking could affect your body.• In Europe, British people consume more

alcohol. • Binge drinking is more common in males,

during adolescence and young adulthood.

Adil

How Can We Reduce Binge Drinking ?

• There should be a limit on how many bottles you can buy per month.

• The government should increase the price.• Binge drinkers must get advice from health

professionals.• Advertisements on alcohols has to be less

encouraging.

Matthew

How Can We Reduce Smoking ?

• Increase the price of cigarettes even more.• Encourage more people to give up

smoking and to use nicorette.• Make smoking illegal.• Remove tar and keep nicotine in

cigarettes.

Sebastian

How Can We Prevent People From Taking illegal Drugs ?

• More checking for cannabis and other drug farms.

• Advise people not to take drugs.• More checks in airports and other places.

Jack

To summarise

• Smoking, drinking alcohol and taking illegal drugs harm the body.

• Legal drugs helps your body recover from diseases.

• Never binge drink, smoke, or take illegal drugs

Jacob

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