Aqa B1a 11[1].3 Smoking Rg
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Smoking
Basis lung structureTobacco smokeDiseasesWays to quit
Lung structure
Tobacco
•Nicotine – highly addictive drug
•Tar – carcinogenic element
•Carbon monoxide – combines with haemoglobin in red blood cells – reducing their capacity to carry oxygen
Smoking related diseases
Cancers Emphysema Bronchitis
Lung cancer and tumor
Emphysema – destruction of the air sacs (alveoli) for gas exchange – extreme shortage of breath on exercising and clubbing of fingers
Emphysema – clubbing of finger tips
Bronchitis – inflammation of the bronchi – heavy coughing, thick mucus, loss of breath
Also Carbon monoxide Can cause babies to have a low birth
weight if mother smokes during pregnancy Due to less oxygen reaching the growing
foetus
Chart data birth mass
Methods to quit Hypnotherapy Acupuncture Nicotine patches Habit change Will power