7.4.2 Consequences of smoking

• Match the immediate effect of smoking with its cause:

  Reduced lung capacity ↔️ Tar coats the airways

  Bad breath ↔️ Smoke residue sticks to the mouth and throat

  Skin aging ↔️ Smoking depletes collagen and elastin
• How soon are the immediate effects of smoking noticeable?

  Within hours or days
• Smoking is highly addictive because nicotine stimulates the brain, releasing dopamine
• Tar reduces lung capacity by coating the airways.


  True
• Match the long-term effect of smoking with its cause:

  Lung cancer ↔️ Carcinogens in tobacco smoke damage lung cells

  Cardiovascular disease ↔️ Smoking damages blood vessels

  COPD ↔️ Tar and chemicals in smoke inflame airways

  Stroke ↔️ Smoking increases risk of blood clots
• What can quitting smoking help prevent or reverse?

  Serious health consequences
• Secondhand smoke increases healthcare costs for treating related illnesses
• Exposure to secondhand smoke harms non-smokers, especially children
• Smoking can negatively impact relationships, social activities, and productivity due to addiction.


  True
• Match the consequence of smoking with its description:

  Stigma and discrimination ↔️ Smokers may face negative social perceptions

  Normalization of smoking ↔️ Smoking becomes socially acceptable, especially among youth
• Smoking is highly addictive due to nicotine
• Tar in cigarette smoke reduces lung capacity by coating the airways.
• Lung cancer is caused by carcinogens in tobacco smoke that damage lung cells
• What is the primary cause of stroke in smokers?

  Blood clots and plaque buildup
• The normalization of smoking, especially among youth, perpetuates the habit.

  True
• What is the main addictive component in tobacco?

  Nicotine
• Nicotine releases dopamine in the brain, creating a sense of pleasure.


  True
• Smoking increases heart rate and blood pressure because nicotine stimulates the nervous system
• What constricts blood vessels in response to nicotine?

  Nicotine
• Order the social consequences of smoking from most direct to indirect:

  1️⃣ Addiction and dependence

  2️⃣ Secondhand smoke

  3️⃣ Normalization of smoking

  4️⃣ Stigma and discrimination
• What is crucial in reducing the burden of smoking on society?

  Addressing broader impacts
• Nicotine increases heart rate and constricts blood vessels.

  True
• Place the following long-term health consequences of smoking in order of increasing severity:

  1️⃣ Bad breath

  2️⃣ Skin aging

  3️⃣ COPD

  4️⃣ Lung cancer
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is caused by inflammation and damage to the airways and lungs from tar and chemicals in smoke.


  True
• Smoking-related illnesses and premature death lead to lost productivity
• What is the most common form of litter worldwide?

  Cigarette butts
• Cigarette butts contaminate soil and water, harming wildlife.