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

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Links to serious health problems (e.g. lung cancer)
  2. Risks of other types of tobacco use (e.g. chewing tobacco)
  3. Vaping and E-Cigarettes

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which drug is a stimulant?
Alcohol
Correct answer: Caffeine
Nicotine
Water
Q2.
What makes smoking addictive?
Carbon Monoxide
Correct answer: Nicotine
Tar
Q3.
Smoking increases your risk of cancer?
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
More than 80% of smokers take up the habit as teenagers.
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
How many young people start smoking every day in the UK?
250
360
Correct answer: 450

5 Questions

Q1.
What is a shisha?
A kebab.
A type of cigar.
Correct answer: Flavoured tobacco smoked through a water pipe.
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.
Correct answer: It reduces the ability of the blood to carry oxygen, which puts extra strain on the circulatory system.
Q3.
Each cigarette a person smokes reduces their life by how long?
1 minute
Correct answer: 11 minutes
5 minutes
Q4.
Nicotine from smoking reaches the brain faster than drugs that are injected?
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
What is the chemical in cigarettes called that blackens your lungs?
Methanol
Nicotine
Correct answer: Tar