Exam 2 (Ch.10; pg.297; Tobacco) Flashcards
Tobacco use became popular in European culture because?
It was associated with wealth and status
The commercial species of Nicotiana that is grown for tobacco products is
Nicotiana tobacum
During the 18th century, which method of use of tobacco increased in England?
Snuff
Chewing was the most popular form of tobacco use until about 1900, but by 1920 the most popular form was
Cigars
Over 90 percent of all U.S. cigarettes sold are now
filter cigarettes
Per capita sales of cigarettes in the U.S. began to decline
after the 1964 Surgeon General’s report
In 2000, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that the FDA
had no authority to regulate tobacco products
Reynolds was unable to market Premier, a plastic cigarette containing catalytic crystals coated with tobacco extract, because
The FDA considered them a “nicotine delivery device” rather than an agricultural product
One big factor associated with lower rates of cigarette smoking among adults is
higher level of education
The biggest health concern for users of smokeless tobacco has been
cancer of the mouth, pharynx, and esophagus
One recent fad in tobacco use has been
hookahs (water pipes)
Although lung cancer is not common, about ____ percent of all lung cancers occur in smokers
80
People who switch to low tar and nicotine brand cigarettes
typically take more and deeper puffs and probably get no safety benefit
Annual “smoking attribute mortality” in the U.S is estimated at
440,000
In 1993, the Environmental Protection Agency declared that
secondhand smoke is a known carcinogen that increases lung cancer risk
