Year 8
Harmful effects of tobacco
This lesson will focus on smoking, vaping and the effects of tobacco
Year 8
Harmful effects of tobacco
This lesson will focus on smoking, vaping and the effects of tobacco
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Links to serious health problems (e.g. lung cancer)
- Risks of other types of tobacco use (e.g. chewing tobacco)
- Vaping and E-Cigarettes
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5 Questions
Q1.
Which drug is a stimulant?
Alcohol
Nicotine
Water
Q2.
What makes smoking addictive?
Carbon Monoxide
Tar
Q3.
Smoking increases your risk of cancer?
False
Q4.
More than 80% of smokers take up the habit as teenagers.
False
Q5.
How many young people start smoking every day in the UK?
250
360
5 Questions
Q1.
What is a shisha?
A kebab.
A type of cigar.
Q2.
Why does smoking increase the risk of coronary heart disease?
It increases the ability of the blood to carry oxygen, which puts extra strain on the circulatory system.
It reduces the ability of the blood to carry carbon dioxide, which puts extra strain on the circulatory system.
Q3.
Each cigarette a person smokes reduces their life by how long?
1 minute
5 minutes
Q4.
Nicotine from smoking reaches the brain faster than drugs that are injected?
False
Q5.
What is the chemical in cigarettes called that blackens your lungs?
Methanol
Nicotine