Lectures 7 & 8 Flashcards
Fraction of tobacco users in the U.S.:
1/3
Around what time in a persons life do most people start smoking?
childhood or adolescence
Fraction of teenagers who try smoking that will die of tobacco-teated diseases:
1/3
More than ___ teenagers smoke their first cigarette each day.
3,000
% of men/ women smokers in 2006:
men: 23.4%, women: 18.4%
When was the 1st Surgeon General’s Report on the dangers of smoking?
1964
What change has caused a sharp decline in the prevalence of smoking?
the doubling of federal cigarette tax
Most prevalent source of tobacco for users, highest to lowest:
cigarette, cigar, snuff and chew (tie), then pipe
Current male/female % users of any tobacco:
men: 31.3, women: 21.3
Current male/female % users of cigarettes:
men: 25.7%, women: 21.0%
Does a higher % of people start using tobacco in middle school or high school?
high, 27.4% any use, 21.7% cigarette
of different gases, particles and compounds in tobacco:
4,000
of carcinogens in tobacco:
60+
Tobacco use causes __ time more deaths than firearms:
18
% of deaths caused by tobacco, diet/exercise, and alcohol, respectively:
18%, 15%, and about 4% respectively
of smoking related deaths per year:
400,000
What is the single largest preventable cause of premature death and disability in U.S.?
smoking
1 in __ death/ year are due to smoke-related illness:
5
__% of all cancer deaths, and more than __ % of all lung cancers are related to smoking:
30%, 80%
Smoking is linked to these health concerns:
colds, gastric and peptic ulcers, chronic bronchitis, emphysema (COPD), heart disease, atherosclerosis, cerebrovascular disease, low birth weight babies, perinatal mortality, cataract, macular degeneration, hip fracture, and cancers.
Cancers related to smoking:
lung, larynx, mouth, esophagus, bladder, pancreas, kidney and cervix
Effects of nicotine:
increases heart rate, vasoconstriction, blood pressure, and cholesterol deposition, decreases O2 carrying capacity and appetite
True or False? Nicotine is carcinogenic.
F, but may function as a “tumor promoter”
Fetal and adolescent nicotine exposure can lead to:
brain damage
On what 7 neurotransmitters does nicotine have effects?
dopamine, serotonin, epi, ne, AcH, vasopressin, and B-endorphins
How does nicotine effect dopamine?
pleasure and appetite suppression
How does nicotine effect serotonin:
mood modulation and apetite suppression
How does nicotine effect epinephrine and norepinephrine?
arousal and apetite suppression
How does nicotine effect acetylcholine?
arousal and cognitive enhancement
How does nicotine effect vasopressin?
memory improvement
How does nicotine effect B-endorphins?
mood modulation and analgesia
“Positive” effects of nicotine:
increases memory, alertness, reaction time, vigilance and work performance. Decreases stress, aggressiveness, and boredom
This is the vehicle for nicotine:
smoke
This is the dispenser of smoke:
cigarette
True or False? Tobacco addiction is different than heroin and cocaine addiction.
F, similar to
Oral effects of cigarette smoking:
oral and pharyngeal cancer, periodontitis, slowed wound healing, issues with implants and periodontal theapy, staining, bad breath, cleft lip and palate (maternal smoking), black hairy tongue
Oral manifestation of heavy smoking, know if someone is lying about how much they smoke:
smoker’s melanosis, gingiva or mucosa, reversible
What is smoker’s palate?
white opaque palate
True or False? Cigars have fewer of the harmful compounds than cigarettes.
F, about 25 times more CO, different mode of entry, lungs vs. oral mucosa
wet mixture of tobacco with sweeteners, and flavorings:
shisha
This is tobacco derived nicotine with non-tobacco cellulose fibers:
verve discs
Types of smokeless tobacco:
chewing tobacco or snuff
Types of chewing tobacco:
loose leaf, twist, or plug
Types of snuff:
moist, dry or sachet
How many users of smokeless tobacco are there?
10 million
% of smokeless tobacco users, men and women:
men: 5%, women: 1%
Median age for initial use of smokeless tobacco:
12 years old
% of kids in grade 9-12 that use smokeless tobacco at least once a month and % that use daily;
10-20%, 2-3%
Which has more nicotine, smokeless tobacco or cigarettes?
smokeless tobacco
How is the nicotine in smokeless tobacco absorbed?
oral mucosa
physiologic effects of absorption of nicotine across oral mucosa:
increases heart rate, tingling
The average dip is equivalent to smoking __ cigarettes.
4
Dipping 2 cans a week is equivalent to:
1-1.5 pack-a-day smoking habit
True or False? Sales of smokeless tobacco have been decreasing in the last 20 years.
F. increasing, moist snuff. Loose leaf, the same