HEALTH

• Gateway Drug is used to describe any drug that a non-drug user might try out that can lead to consumption of a more dangerous drug.
• Cigarettes and Alcohol are gateway drugs.
• Marijuana and shabu are more dangerous drugs.
• According to the study done by the National Youth Commission (NYC), 2 out of 5 Filipino teenagers aged 13 to 15 smoke cigarettes.
• Tobacco is a tall, leafy plant, originally grown in South and Central America, but now cultivated through out the world.
• Nicotiana tabacum or sometimes called common tobacco is preferred for producing present day cigarretes.
• Mainstream smoke refers specifically to the smoke that a smoker directly inhales.
• Second-hand smoke is the smoke that comes out of the lighted end of a cigarette or pipe. It is also a smoke that has been exhaled, or breathed out by the person smoking. This is also called sidestream smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). This is more dangerous as it exposes and harms adults and children that are non-smokers near the person smoking.
• Third-hand smoke is smoke that settles or left for a long time on clothes, sofa, beddings, pillow, carpet, car seat, and other objects. This smoke also called residual tobacco smoke (RTS) settles along with dust and can last months.
• The philippines government issued an order on May 24 2010 that required graphic health warnings on all tobacco packages.
• Cancer refers to diseases where abnormal cells divide out of control and invade other tissues or organs.
• COPD- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease refers to a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing related problems. Includes Emphysema; chronic bronchitis and asthma.
• Heart disease includes several types of heart conditions and blood vessel disorders. The most common type is coronary heart disease also known as coronary artery disease. Which is narrowing og the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart. Also includes atheroscelerosis, the hardening of the artery.
• Pregnancy complications smoking during pregnancy increases risk for pregnancy complications including miscarriages and birth defects.
• The major components of cigarretes are tar, nicotines, and carbon monoxide.
• Tar contains most of the cancer causing anf other harmful chemicals found in tobacco smoke.
• When tobacco is inhaled, tar can form a sticky layer on the inside of the lungs.
• Nicotine is the addicting component of cigarette smoke.
• Carbon monoxide is a poisonous, colorless, and oderless gas.
• Alcohol is a colorless, bitter-tasting substance that humans have been consuming since the ancient times. It comes from plants that underwent fermentation.
• An example of fermented alcohol is beer.
• Three types of alcohol is Isopropyl, methanoland, and ethanol.
• The main affect of drinking alcohol reflects on the person's central nervous system (CNS). The CNS controls one's mental processes, memory, speech, learning, and decision making.
• Alcohol enters the body first through the mouth.
• In the liver, alcohol is converted into water, and carbon dioxide.
• Most alcohol enters the bloodstream through the small intestines.
• Within 10-20 heartbeats alcohol in the blood stream reaches the brain.
• The heart plumps alcohol in the bloodstream through the body.
• Alcohol is filtered in the kidneys, leaving salts and acids, then exit the body through urination.