Smoking cessation Flashcards
What is is an cigarette
- Different types of tobacco
- Filter (which doesn’t do much)
- Additives – including sugar
- Paper
- 60 known carcinogens
- Contains more than 4000 chemicals
What is some of the chemicals present in a cigarette
nicotine, arsenic, cadmium, tar, CO, acetone,
hydrogen cyanide
What is the average loss of life due to the effects of smoking
7.5 years
What is examples of smoking related cancers
Lung, Upper resp., Bladder, Pancreas, Oesophagus, Kidney
What can smoking prevent
Ulcerative colitis
Carcinoma of the uterus
Parkinsonism
Sarcoidosis
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Smoking increases your risk of what diseases
Heart disease
COPD
What is present in an e- cigarette
nicotine in proplylene glycol / polyethylene glycol
What is the advantage and disadvantage of e - cigg
- They lack the poisons and carcinogens.
- They are safer but still get you hooked on nicotine
What is the increased risk of smoking on pregnancy
- 1/3 increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death
What can second hand smoke result in for children
Respiratory infections, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cot death, middle ear infection
what is the benefit of stoping smoking
prolong life
decreases chance of lung cancer and heart disease