Smoking cessation Flashcards

1
Q

What is is an cigarette

A
  • Different types of tobacco
  • Filter (which doesn’t do much)
  • Additives – including sugar
  • Paper
  • 60 known carcinogens
  • Contains more than 4000 chemicals
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is some of the chemicals present in a cigarette

A

nicotine, arsenic, cadmium, tar, CO, acetone,

hydrogen cyanide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the average loss of life due to the effects of smoking

A

7.5 years

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is examples of smoking related cancers

A

Lung, Upper resp., Bladder, Pancreas, Oesophagus, Kidney

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What can smoking prevent

A

Ulcerative colitis

Carcinoma of the uterus

Parkinsonism

Sarcoidosis

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Smoking increases your risk of what diseases

A

Heart disease

COPD

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What is present in an e- cigarette

A

nicotine in proplylene glycol / polyethylene glycol

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is the advantage and disadvantage of e - cigg

A
  • They lack the poisons and carcinogens.

- They are safer but still get you hooked on nicotine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is the increased risk of smoking on pregnancy

A
  • 1/3 increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What can second hand smoke result in for children

A

Respiratory infections, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cot death, middle ear infection

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

what is the benefit of stoping smoking

A

prolong life

decreases chance of lung cancer and heart disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly