HEALTH

• Cigarette


  A tube-shaped tobacco product that is made of finely cut, cured tobacco leaves wrapped in thin paper
• Tobacco


  A tall, leafy plant, originally grown in South and Central America, but now cultivated throughout the world
• Tobacco use has been recorded as early as 600-900 C.E. as carved drawings on stones, were discovered in Mexico
• American Indians smoked it for special religious occasions and medical purposes only. They never smoked cigar every day
• Smokes produced by cigarette smoking

  • Mainstream Smoke
  • Sidestream Smoke
  • Third-hand Smoke
• Mainstream Smoke


  The smoke that a smoker directly inhales
• Sidestream Smoke


  The smoke that comes out of the lighted end of a cigarette or pipe. This is also called "second-hand smoke" (SHS) or "environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)
• Third-hand Smoke


  Smoke left for a long time on sofa, beddings, pillow and other objects. This smoke also called residual tobacco smoke (RTS) settles along with dust and can last for months
• Chemicals in cigarettes


  • acetone
  • acetic acid
  • ammonia
  • arsenic
  • benzene
  • butane
  • cadmium
  • carbon monoxide
  • formaldehyde
  • hexamine
  • lead
  • naphthalene
  • methanol
  • nicotine
  • tar
  • toluene
• Health effects of cigarette smoking

  • foul body odor
  • bad breath
  • high blood pressure
  • cardiovascular diseases
  • asthma
  • bronchitis
  • emphysema
  • pneumonia
  • cancer

  
• Republic Act No. 9211 (Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003)


  The law governing tobacco production, distribution and use
• Important provisions of Republic Act No. 9211

  • Section 5. Smoking Ban in Public Places
  • Section 9. Minimum Age Sales
  • Section 10. Sale of Tobacco Products Within School Perimeters
• Chapter 2, Article 5, Section 24 of Republic Act No. 8749 (The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999) states that: Smoking inside a public building or an enclosed public place including public vehicles and other means of transport or in any enclosed area outside of one's private residence, private place of work or any duly designated smoking area is hereby prohibited under this Act
• Alcohol


  Both a chemical and a psychoactive drug
• Types of Alcohol


  • methanol (methyl alcohol)
  • isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol)
  • ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
• The only type of alcohol that humans can safely drink is ethanol
• Alcoholic beverages

  • beer
  • wine
  • spirits
• Path of Alcohol in the Body

  1. Alcohol enters the body through the mouth

  2. Some alcohol gets into the bloodstream in the stomach, but most goes on to the small intestine

  3. Alcohol enters the bloodstream through the walls of the small intestine

  4. Heart pumps alcohol throughout the body

  5. Within 10-20 heartbeats, alcohol reaches the brain

  6. In the liver, alcohol is converted into water, carbon dioxide and energy
• Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)


  The amount of alcohol that entered in the bloodstream at a certain period, measured in percentages
• A BAC of 0.05 percent means there is 5 parts of alcohol per 10,000 parts of blood in the body. A 0.3-0.5 percent BAC could lead to coma, brain damages, and death
• Alcohol


  A depressant that slows down the processes of a person's central nervous system, thereby impairing coordination and judgment
• Alcohol has very little nutritional value and only provides empty calories
• Intoxication


  Physical and mental changes in the body of an alcohol drinker
• Hangover


  Uncomfortable effects felt by an alcohol drinker after drinking
• When alcohol enters the bloodstream, it goes in all the parts of the body. Ethanol is toxic, so it damages the liver, the brain, and other organs over time
• Binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse can cause a person to develop debilitating alcohol addiction / alcoholism
• Cigarette and alcohol remain both major health threats among Filipinos. Use of these gateway drugs makes one more vulnerable to dangerous drugs such as marijuana and shabu
• It is always best not to light that first cigarette or drink that first bottle of beer. Live with the principle: "Be smart, do not start"!