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abern

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Identify at least three health risks that apply to women who smoke while taking birth control pills.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

List at least four factors that influence the risk for initiating or continuing to smoke.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

(any three or more of the following):
Increased risk of:
1. Heart disease
2. Blood clots
3. Stroke
4. Liver cancer
5. Gallbladder disease

Answer to Question 2

(any four or more of the following):
1. Control of appetite/weight control
2. Reduce stress/help relax
3. Social/peer pressure
4. The influence of advertising
5. Addicted and can't stop
6. Behavioral/psychological dependence
7. Genetics
8. Mental illness
9. Limited education
10. Parental role modeling



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