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Behavior-related issues common in children of mothers
who smoked during pregnancy include attention deficit dis-
orders, hyperactivity, and aggression. Children of smokers
are also more likely to develop smoking habits themselves
(Figure 9.7).
If you fi nd yourself sharing the air with smokers, you
can take steps to reduce your risk of being exposed to
secondhand smoke.
Avoid spending time in places where smoking
may be permitted.
Do not accept car rides from people who
smoke while driving.
Ask that people smoke only outdoors or
in a particular room that is sealed off
from the rest of a home or building.
Increase air circulation in build-
ings where people are permitted to
smoke by opening the windows to
let in fresh air.
Perhaps most importantly, you can encourage a friend or family
member who smokes to quit smoking, and support his or her efforts
toward quitting.
Smokers put people around
them, including their families,
at risk with secondhand
smoke. Where do you usually
encounter secondhand
smoke? How can you protect
yourself from it?
Figure 9.7
Lesson 9.1 Review
Know and Understand
1. Defi ne adrenaline. How does nicotine affect
adrenaline and the body?
2. Explain how nicotine affects the blood vessels.
How does this impact on the blood vessels cause
smokers to be twice as likely as nonsmokers to
die from a heart attack?
3. Describe carbon monoxide and the effect it has
on the cardiovascular system.
4. Describe how tar accumulates in the respiratory
system and how it affects the lungs.
5. How does smoking or breathing in cigarette
smoke impact people with asthma?
6. Most smokers who develop COPD have a
combination of what two diseases?
Family Tree Talk to your parents about relatives who
were affected by diseases associated with smoking.
Make a list of family members, their diseases, and
whether or not they are or were smokers. Write a
paragraph about the infl uence that smoking may have
had on these family members and their health.
Real World Health
Analyze and Apply
7. Why do smokers have a higher risk of cancer than
nonsmokers?
8. Explain how a woman being exposed to
secondhand smoke or smoking during pregnancy
can impact the developing fetus.
Assess
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