Smoking Flashcards
Why do people smoke?
Short term - people experiment with smoking in their teenage years mostly driven by psychosocial motives…
You may be influenced by your background (parents, siblings, peers, deprived neighbourhood)
Once started become addicted due to the nicotine which physical and psychological affects…
What are the physical and psychological affects of smoking?
Nicotine activates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain and causes dopamine release. Dopamine - pleasure
What are the withdrawal symptoms of smoking?
Irritability, cravings, anxiety, increased appetite…
Who smokes?
Most common would be a man of low economic status, unemployed and living in a deprived neighbourhood.
Impact of smoking, on health and inequalities?
Smoking is the biggest cause of health inequality in the UK.
Cigarette smoking is the greatest cause of illness and premature death.
About 100,000 people every year die due to smoking.
- cancer, COPD and heart disease.
Half of all smokers die from smoking related diseases
Smoking economic impact?
Cost NHS - 2.4 billion per year
Total cost to society - 12.5 billion
Average smoker on 20 cigs a day spend 3000 a year!
The law and smoking how it has changed?
1908 - children (under 16) banned from smoking
1933 - ban sale of tobacco to children
1950 -1970 smoking health implications discovered
1971 - health warnings put on packets
2007 - smoking in public banned, legal minimal age to buy cigarettes is raised to 18
2012 - display prohibited
2015 - no smoking with children in the car
2017 standardised horrible packing introduced
What is smoking cessation?
Smoking cessation is the process of discontinuing tobacco smoking
What are the steps of someone stoping smoking through the NHS?
Enrolled in stop smoking services from NHS - adviser (1-1 sessions and in a group). Set in place a ready, steady stop plan…
Also get access to NRT (patches, gum, lozenge) and other drugs to help them quit:
Varenicline and bupropion
