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Joshua Holdaway

Ibarra

Health

12/5/18

Quiz 9

1. The effects of nicotine on the brain. Indicate the participation of dopamine, the

nicotinic receptors and acetylcholine. Nicotine affects the brain and increases the heart rate of

users

2. The acute effects of cigarette smoking, list 5 Increased heart rate, stiffness,coughing,

Increased blood pressure, Redness in eyes and mouth.

3. Discuss 5 health problems associated with tobacco use. Chronic health problems. Lung

Cancer, and other respiratory problems Bronchitis, Cauging, Heart disease

4. Who profits? Who dies? From tobacco smoking The tobacco company profits and the

smoker dies.

5. Discuss 3 techniques to quit smoking. Quit cold turkey, Nicotine patches, rehab centers

6. If a life-smoker was born in Alaska, how much money, would he/she will have

expended

on smoking at the end of her/his life? 162,000 Dollars

7. How much for some body from Utah? 118,000 Dollars

8. How many people die in the country from tobacco smoking? 480,000 per year

9. How many in the entire world? 5 million people.

10. If somebody smokes, and ask you do you care if I smoke? What will your answer be?

Personally if it's in my house I care but if it's at their own house or in public its their choice.
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11. What is the effect of secondhand smoking? Second hand smoke is almost as

dangerous if not as dangerous as smoking.

12. Why tobacco smoking is legal? Who profit....who dies? Its legal because it brings in

alot of money each year and the smoker will die from smoking.

13. What is the US surgeon-general report in the last 20 YEARS ARE WE

IMPROVING?we are improving but not at the rate we should be.

14. What is COPD? Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease

15. Why students seem to smoke more during finals? Because it helps with relieving

stress and calming nerves.

16. Why is nicotine so addictive? Because it releases dopamine into the brain.

17. Someone graduated from the 12 AA steps and stop drinking alcohol, but start

smoking, what is your opinion. Go back to alcohol it will kill you slower.