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Drugs Effects on Our Bodies

Drugs Effects on Our Bodies. ‘ We are stewards of ourselves’. Solvents Alcohol Tobacco. - The effects of these on the health of the body. Aims – To have the information on:. Solvents. Affect behaviour Can damage the lungs, liver and brain. Alcohol. Has an effect on the nervous system

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Drugs Effects on Our Bodies

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  1. Drugs Effects on Our Bodies ‘ We are stewards of ourselves’

  2. Solvents Alcohol Tobacco -The effects of these on the health of the body. Aims – To have the information on:

  3. Solvents • Affect behaviour • Can damage the lungs, liver and brain

  4. Alcohol • Has an effect on the nervous system • Slows down reaction time, • causes loss of self control + even coma • May damage the liver and brain

  5. Tobacco

  6. Tobacco

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  8. Tobacco • Tobacco contains substances which cause: • Lung cancer • bronchitis and emphysema • Heart disease + damage to blood vessels • Pregnant smokers often have low weight babies due to carbon monoxide in the blood reducing the oxygen supply to the baby ( Carbon monoxide irreversibly combines with the haemoglobin in red blood cells)

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