Poor health

Smoking 

• Smoking is linked to over 50 medical conditions 
• Lung cancer, long-term breathing difficulties 
• Addictive qualities make it difficult to return to a healthy lifestyle
• 90% of lung cancer cases 
• 13,500 die each year, 32,500 go to hospital because of smoking-related problems
• 17% of women, 22% of men smoke 
• 36% of men in routine and manual jobs smoke, 20% of men in professional and managerial jobs smoke 
• Costs the NHS over £400 million 
• Action by the government - banned display of cigarette boxes, raised age from 16-18, banned cigarette vending machines 

Alcohol 

• Consumption in large quantities can cause a greater chance of harm to health 
• Liver disease and 7 types of cancer 
• 11 people die per day due to liver disease 
• 4% of all cancer cases are alcohol related 
• 9% of men, 4% of women are dependent on alcohol 
• Consumed more in higher social classes, however it is a bigger problem in DE social class as it could lead to crime because of the area.
• Action by the government - banned happy hour in pubs, more information made available about dangers of drinking while pregnant, M.A.P introduced by SNP to increase price of alcohol per unit. 

Drugs 

• 1/42 are cocaine users in Scotland
• 1/50 are heroin users in Scotland, 56,000 people 
• 'Recreational drugs' like cocaine and ecstasy can cause extreme dehydration, heart attacks, 
• Harder drugs like heroin…