Health habits for a healthy excretory system.

1. Health habits for a healthy
excretory system

2. BASIC HEALTH
HABITS

3. Eat a BALANCED DIET
EXERCISE Regularly
Maintain your IDEAL
WEIGHT

4. Lower your STRESS
AVOID USING
tobacco, drugs, and
alcohol.

5. TOBBACO
•a plant that is cultivated
and smoked by native.
•It contains many
different chemical
compounds.

6. THREE MOST
DANGEROUS
AND HARMFUL
SUBSTANCES
OF TOBACCO

7. • TAR- a thick
dark liquid
formed when
tobacco is
burned.

8. • CARBON
MONOXIDE- an
invisible, odorless
and extremely
poisonous gas.

9. •NICOTINE- is a
stimulant which is highly
addictive.
•It speeds up heartbeat
and can cause dizziness
and stomach upset.

10. EFFECTS ON
THE
RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM

14. RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS
CAUSED BY
TOBACCO

15. •BRONCHITIS
•EMPHYSEMA
•LUNG
CANCER

16. EFFECTS ON THE
CIRCULATORY
SYSTEM

17. 1. It increases
the rate of
heart disease.

18. 2. It increases the
chance of a heart
attack or stroke.

19. 3. Most smokers
have high blood
pressure.

20. OTHER HARM
DONE BY
TOBACCO

21. 1. It can affect the
mouth.
2. It can cause cancer
of the mouth.

22. 3. It can cause diseases
of the stomach and the
bladder.
4. It can kill the unborn
child of a pregnant
woman.

23. VERY GOOD
REASONS WHY YOU
SHOULD NOT
SMOKE

24. • Tobacco can cause
many serious
diseases.
• Smoking makes your
hair and clothes
smell bad.

25. •Tobacco can cause
bad breath.
•It can dull your sense
of taste and smell.
•Tobacco is addictive

26. •ALCOHOL- is a
depressant
•A drug which slows
down the work of the
brain and other parts
of the nervous

27. •ALCOHOL can be
addictive.

28. •When a person
becomes addicted to
alcohol, he develops a
physical and mental
need for it, a disease
called alcoholism.

29. •People who have
this disease are
called alcoholics.

30. EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL
ON THE BODY:

31. •When a person
drinks, the liver is
forced to oxidize too
much alcohol. This
leads to a condition
called cirrhosis

32. •The drinker urinates
often, causing
dehydration.
•The drinker has trouble
in seeing straight.
•There is also trouble in
speaking clearly.

33. WHY DO YOUNG
PEOPLE DRINK?

34. • They give in
pressure from peers
who drink.
• They try to escape
problems
• They want to relax.

35. •They want to appear
grown up.
•They see other
members of the family
drink.

36. HOW CAN YOU HELP
YOURSELF TO BE
ALCOHOL-FREE?

37. •Learn to say “NO” to
alcohol.

38. • Develop a skill or
hobby that requires
steady hand.

39. • Learn a sport or join
a team.

40. DRUGS

41. • The substances that
change the structure
or function of the
mind or the body are
called drugs.

42. • Prescription Drugs-
are those that can be
sold only with a
written order from a
doctor.

43. • Over-the-counter
Drugs- are those
that are safe to be
taken even without a
written order from a
doctor.

44. •Drug misuse are
those likely to cause
negative
consequences if used
too often or at too
high a quantity.

45. • Drug abuse the
habitual taking of
addictive or illegal
drugs.

46. MISUSED AND
ABUSED DRUGS

47. A. STIMULANTS
• These are drugs that speed
up the body’s functions.
• When misused or abused,
they become habit forming
and thus lead to addiction.

48. EXAMPLES OF STIMULANTS
• Amphetamines- are drugs
prescribed to stimulate the central
nervous system.
What they can do to you:
*Interfere with muscle control
*Cause uneven heartbeat, rapid
rise in blood pressure, physical
collapse.
*Lead to stroke, heart attack and
death.

49. • Cocaine- appears like white
powder that is either inhaled or
smoked. Commonly known as
“coke”
What it can do to you:
*Cause nervousness and
malnutrition
*Damage nose lining, liver and
heart
* Cause heart failure and death

50. • Caffeine is a mild
stimulant that is
found in coffee, tea,
cocoa, and certain
sodas.

51. B. DEPRESSANTS
• These are drugs that
slow down the body’s
function and reactions.

52. THREE MAIN GROUPS OF
DEPRESSANTS
1. Tranquilizers- make a
person calm without making
him less alert.
2. Barbiturates- makes a
person relax.
3. Hypnotics- a strong drugs
that makes a person sleep.

53. C. STREET DRUGS
• These are drugs that
have no medical
benefits.
• They are against the
law.

54. • Marijuana- comes
from leaves of a plant.
•It is smoked as a
cigarette or sometimes
eaten.
•Also known as grass or
pot.

55. What it can do to you:
*It makes your heart beat
faster.
*It slows down the ability
to react.
*It causes memory loss.

56. • Hallucinogens- are
drugs that cause a
person’s brain to form
images that are really not
there.
What they can do to you:
*Cause chills, tremors and etc.
*Give the user a false feeling of
super powers.

57. • Inhalants- they are
not meant to be
taken into the body.
• The harmful fumes
go straight to the
brain.

58. What they can do to you:
*Experience problems in talking
and keeping your balance.
*Kill brain cells and cause