Your family has a history of asthma and allergies. Your brother is a smoker and he and his wife have a 6-year-old son. What do you need to tell him regarding smoking and asthma in children?
a. If he wants his child to have asthma, keep smoking.
b. Smoking will reduce the likelihood that his child will have asthma.
c. Although many people think that there is a link between smoking and asthma, there is not.
d. Children of smoking parents have been found to have unusually strong lung capacities.
A. Having a parent who smokes is a risk factor for a child to develop asthma.
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A. the heart rate increased much more after oral THC. B. the peak effects were similar, but smoking produced a faster onset of effects. C. smoked THC increased heart rate, but oral THC had no effect. D. heart rates remained elevated for up to three days after smoking marijuana.
You have just returned from touring with a rock band. During the concerts you had to stand directly in front of the speakers. You notice difficulty hearing people in conversations. What has most likely happened?
a. You were exposed to sounds of 85 to 90 dB for long periods of time, and have suffered hearing damage. b. You were exposed to sounds of 180 to 220 dB for long periods of time, and your hearing will return to normal in a few months. c. You were exposed to sounds of 50 dB for long periods of time, and you will become totally deaf. d. Your eardrum was most likely ruptured by the loud music.