HLTH102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Peripheral Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Disease

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH102
• Professor: Mathieu Doucet

Document Summary

The first surgeon general"s report on the effects of smoking was released in 1964. Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause for death and diseases for both men and women. Large proportions of deaths are caused by smoking- related diseases such as heart attacks, chronic lung diseases and cancer. Even non-smokers die from heart disease and lung cancer and children suffer from respiratory infections because of second hand smoking. Cdc: centre for disease control and prevention; fda: food and drug administration. Protecting people from second hand smoke where they live, work and play. Enforcing comprehensive restrictions on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Raising prizes and taxes on tobacco products. There is no safe level of exposure to cigarette smoke. They get exposed to 7000 chemicals, 100s of these are hazardous and 69 of them are known to cause cancer.