Effects of Drugs, Alcohol, and Cigarettes on Body & Fetal Dev

Cigarettes

100

What part of the body is most effected by inhaling smoke?

• The lungs

200

About 1 of every 3 cancer deaths is caused by ______

• Smoking Cigarettes

300

What happens when someone quits smoking?

Immediate and long-lasting physical benefits

• 20 minutes after – heart rate & blood pressure return to normal
• 12 hours – carbon monoxide levels stabilize
• 1 day after – heart attack risk decreases
• 2 days after – smell and taste nerves recover
• 1 month – lungs begin recovering
• 9 months after – Hair-like cilia recover in lungs
• 1 years – hear disease risk plummets to half

400

What helps people quit cigarettes?

• Nicotine Replacement Therapy (gum, patches, lozenges, sprays)
• Help reduce withdrawal symptoms
• Moderate intensity exercise
• Therapy (group and individual)

500

What chemical in cigarettes is addictive? (it is usually what is in vape pens to)

• NICOTINE is a stimulant that causes addiction.

THC/ Marijuana

100

How do you stop chronic vomiting connected to smoking high levels of THC (Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome)?

• A very hot shower and visiting the ER.
• Complete cure from quitting smoking.

200

What does smoking THC do to fetal development? Or the developing baby?

• Lower Birthweight
• Abnormal brain development (Problems with attention, memory, problem-solving skills, and behavior. (Grewen et al., 2017)

300

How does THC and Marijuana effect the brain?

• Effects concentration, memory, learning, time perception, coordination, and sensory pleasure. (Meier, et al., 2012)

400

How does THC effect mental health?

• THC increases the risk of anxiety and depression, and even psychosis with higher levels of THC.
• (Sarne & Mechoulam, 2005; Sarne et al., 2011; Niesink & van Laar, 2013).

500

What age does the brain finish developing?

• Around 24-26 years old.

Alcohol

100

Can CPS Take a child away if parents are high during childbirth?

• Yes

200

What organ gets hurt from alcohol?

• Many, but mainly the LIVER gets scarring called cirrhosis.

300

How much alcohol per week is safe (not significantly harming the body)?

• Around 6-7 drinks per week
• Above this limit doctors will have concerns about your future health

400

How much alcohol is safe during pregnancy?

• Our Surgeon General says, “There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant”

500

What does Alcohol do to fetal development or the developing baby?

• Birth Defects & Neurological (brain) diseases.
• We reviewed Fetal Alcohol Syndrome