Identify the health risks that result from the teenager’s behaviour Alcohol and Tobacco
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Case studies Stephen Ganda is the manager of a leisure centre. Recently he's noticed that a group of teenagers have started to meet outside the centre. The teenagers seem to spend their time smoking and drinking wine and cans of beer. Stephen has spoken to the teenagers about the situation, as he is concerned about the effects of regular drinking and smoking on the teenager's health and well-being. The teenagers say that they're enjoying themselves and aren't harming anyone. Stephen has decided to approach the local health promotion unit to request that they plan and carry out some health promotion work with teenagers. 1. Identify the health risks that result from the teenager's behaviour. The risks Alcohol has been linked to a wide range of illnesses, such as the increased risk of mouth, pharyngeal and oesophageal cancers (this risk being greatly increased if combined with smoking). Furthermore, alcohol probably increases the risk of colorectal...

