HTH 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Binge Drinking, Chronic Lung Disease, Low Birth Weight
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United states: more than 480,000 deaths annually, secondhand smoke causes an estimated 41,000 deaths, 7,333 annual deaths from lung cancer, 33,951 annual deaths from heart disease. Global: tobacco use kills 5. 4 million people a year, secondhand smoke kills 600,000 people a year, http://www. cdc. gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/50th-anniversary/index. htm. Usage: cigarettes, cigars, pipe, hookah, snuff, chewing, e-cigarettes. Increased risk of miscarriage, low birth weight, and sids. Neurological problems, problems with certain reading and mathematical skills, and hyperactivity. Effects are of the same type and magnitude as those reported for crack babies, and many more pregnant women smoke than use cocaine. Nicotine = a naturally occurring liquid alkaloid that is colorless and volatile. Typically, not delivered fast enough or in a high enough dose to be lethal. High caloric intake, low energy expenditure; major contributor to obesity and obesity-related diseases. 1. 9 billion adults, 18+ overweight; 600 million obese. Slightly more than half of americans aged 12 or older report being current drinkers of alcohol.
