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17 Cards in this Set
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How much can the lifetime financial costs of smoking add up to?
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For heavy smokers, >300k
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How many cigarettes per pack?
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20
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How much nicotine is there in a cigarette?
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Ave of 13.5mg, but the range is 11.9 - 14.5mg per cigarette
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What is the average nicotine yield per cigarette?
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~ 1-2 mg/cigarette, despite "light" labeling
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Spit tobacco has a high rate of use among what groups of people?
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American Indians, Alaskan natives, residents of southern and rural US.
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Is spit tobacco safer than smoking regular cigarette?
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No, they both contain numerous carcinogens and both expose users to comparable amounts of nicotine (thereby inducing physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms after abstinence)
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What are the health consequences of spit tobacco use?
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Periodontal effects (gingival recession, bone attachment loss, dental carries)
Oral leukoplakia (white patch or plaque that cannot be rubbed off) Cancer: oral, pharyngeal |
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How many people smoke? use spit tobacco? cigars?
Which one is most/least common of the three? What is their relationship to tobacco-related death? Which causes the most? |
Cigarette smoking: 1 in 5 adults in US are current smokers
Spit tobacco: 8.1 million users in US (mostly men) Cigars: ~13.3 million Prevalence: Cigarettes > Cigars > Pipes Tobacco-related Deaths: Cigarettes > pipes = cigars |
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What is the prevalence of pipe smoking of tobacco?
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Less than 1%
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What risks are associated with smoking pipes?
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Increase in risk of death from cancer (lung, oral cavity, esophagus, larynx)
Increase risk of COPD |
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What is COPD?
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COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is a lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe.
There are two main forms of COPD: * Chronic bronchitis, which causes long-term swelling and a large amount of mucus in the main airways in the lungs * Emphysema, a lung disease that destroys the air sacs in the lungs. |
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Is smoking a cigar a better alternative to smoking cigarettes?
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No, there is a high rate of variability in tobacco content of each cigar BUT one cigar can deliver enough nicotine to establish & maintain dependence.
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What are clove cigarettes?
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Cigarettes imported from Indonesia that are popular among young smokers. They smell like cloves and have TWICE as much nicotine and tar as a regular cigarette.
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What are "Bidis"?
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A product imported from India that resembles marijuana joints. They are available in candy flavors and deliver significantly higher levels of tar, CO & nicotine than cigarettes.
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What has been dubbed as "cigarettes with training wheels"?
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Bidis, b/c of their candy-like flavors.
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What are "Waterpipes"?
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Pipes used to smoke tobacco flavored with fruit pulp, honey & molasses.
It is popular among young smokers. Nicotine, tar, and CO levels are comparable to or higher than cigarettes. |
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What are "PREPS"?
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Potentially Reduced-Exposure Products (PREPS) are cigarette-like delivery devices or modified tobacco products altered to minimize exposure to harmful chemicals in cigarettes.
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