Cigarette smoke has been said to contain many dangerous chemicals such as arsenic, ammonia and even hydrogen cyanide among hundreds of others (Gilmore, 2005). These chemicals have been found to cause or worsen respiratory diseases such as Asthma, Bronchitis, and Coughing.
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Biomedical and Socio medical model of health Biomedical and Socio medical model of health The main purpose of the biomedical model of health is to cure diseases in which health professionals will use scientifically tested methods to address a diagnosed illness. The biomedical model of health focuses on purely biological factors, and excludes psychological, environmental, and social influences. This model relates to the functionalist approach of health as it specifies that health is the absences
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increase fivefold. School performance is reduced through impaired memory and lessened ability to solve problems. Long-term Effects: Long-term use can cause psychotic symptoms. It can also damage the lungs and the heart, worsen the symptoms of bronchitis and cause coughing and wheezing. It may reduce the body’s ability to fight lung infections and illness. "Cannabis is as dangerous as any other drug and people must understand that it kills," said Mr Turner. "From my long experience I can say that
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According to Mayo Clinic, some common symptoms of lung cancer are, a continuous cough, coughing up blood, shortness of breath, chest pain, hoarse voice, weight loss, bone pain, and headaches. These symptoms are very common to other diseases like Bronchitis which makes it hard to detect lung cancer early on. Some ways to detect lung cancer is CT scan, biopsy, X-Ray, and a sputum cytology. According to The Radiologist’s Perspective a clinical trail has shown that doing a low dose CT scan in high risk
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alcohol use. LaToya is divorced and lives alone in an older apartment building. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease that limits your airflow. COPD may include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. Chronic bronchitis is the production of increased mucus caused by inflammation. Bronchitis is considered chronic if you cough and produce excess mucus most days for three months in a year, two years in a row. Emphysema is a disease that damages the air sacs and/or the smallest breathing
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Medical marijuana is safer than prescription drugs, alcohol, and spice. Marijuana is more beneficial to use than prescription drugs because of the lack of serious side effects. The most common side effects of marijuana are coughing, wheezing, and bronchitis. These side effects are easily taken care of by using a vaporizer or preparing foods with marijuana. Marijuana is less dependable than prescription medication such as pain killers. Prescription medications are now killing more people in the United
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Preventable Diseases Display Causes: Smoking: * 90% of lung cancers arising as a result of tobacco use * Pipe and cigar smoking can also cause lung cancer, although the risk is not as high as with cigarette * Research has shown that non-smokers who reside with a smoker have a 24% increase in risk for developing lung cancer when compared with other non-smokers. Asbestos Fibers: * Silicate fibers that can persist for a lifetime in lung tissue following exposure to asbestos
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According to (Springer, Sheridan, Kuo, & Carnes, 2007), adults who experienced abuse or neglect are more likely to suffer from physical ailments. These ailments are as follows: high blood pressure, arthritis, bronchitis, asthma, allergies, and ulcers. A study done by the National Institute of Justice study states that neglected children were 11 times more likely to be arrested for criminal behavior as juveniles 2.7 times more likely to be arrested for violent crime
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1. According to the results obtained, the experimental VC is lower than the predicted VC value. The experimental values for VC, FRC and TLC are substantially lower than the predicted values which are based on heights and ages. The differences in the results could possibly be because to the person has a smaller chest cavity, a lower level of fitness or a habit of smoking which decreases FRC. Psychological effects such as self-consciousness of the person could have also caused the differences in
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decreasing a man’s sperm count and delaying a women’s ovulation. A female who smokes while pregnant can give birth to a baby with behavioral and developmental problems. Smoking marijuana can also effect the respitorary system by producing more mucus and bronchitis, it may make it harder to fight off infections in the body and also it can cause depression and anxiety. Some states have actually started legalizing medical marijuana. It is said that marijuana can help with nausea, glaucoma, bodily pains, and
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