Question

1. steroids affect many of the body's organs. what are some of those organs

and the effects?

2. what is it about tobacco, whether smoked or chewed, that can cause cancer?

3. what are two drugs that can cause physical damage to the mouth and teeth?
what kind of damage?

4. how does alcohol damage the liver? how is this similar to the damage
nicotine causes to the lungs?

Answer 1

1. Steroids affect many body organs such as Liver , heart. Steroids have a range of side effects such as damage to the cardiovascular system , liver disease or liver cancer . It causes change in the lipid metabolism leading to hardening of the arteries ( arteriosclerosis ) , water retention in the body tissues and mental health problems like depression, libido and aggressions substance dependence , premature skeletal maturation in children or effect on the reproductive system.
2. In both the cases tobacco cause cancer , when it is chewed it can cause mouth cancer and when smoked , cause lung cancer.
3. Cannabinoids are the drugs that cause damage to mouth and teeths leads to teeth pulp and mouth cancer . Examplesof cannabinoids are hashish and marijuana.
4. Alcohol damage the liver and make it fatty that is very harmful . Nicotine also make lungs fatty and one unable to breathe properly.