Smoking Cessation Flashcards
What is in a fag?
Tobacco
Filter
Filler
Additive
Paper
Smoke
What is the purpose of a fag?
Deliver a dose of nicotine
How many chemicals does cigarette smoke contain?
>4000
How many carcinogens does cigarette smoke contain?
>40
What are examples of carcinogens that cigarette smoke contains?
Nicotine
Arseninc
Cadmium
Tar
Carbon monoxide
Acetone
Hydrogen cyanide
How many British people die prematurely each year due to smoking?
120,000 people
How many years of your life does the average smoker lose?
7.5 years
What are examples of smoking related cancers?
Lung
Upper respiratory
Bladder
Pancreas
Oesophagus
Kidney
How more at risk are smokers of developing lung cancer?
22x
How more at risk are smokers of developing upper respiratory cancer?
24x
What illness, other than cancer, can smoking lead to?
Endocrine (type II diabetes)
Locomotor (osteoporosis)
Dermatological (psoriasis)
Cardiovascular
Opthalmology (macular degeneration)
Gastroenterology (peptic ulceration, Crohn’s disease)
In 2014, what percentage of the Scottish population smoked?
20%
Is the percentage of smokers dropping or increasing?
Dropping, going from 31% in 1999 to 20% in 2014
What age group is most likely to smoke?
25 to 34 years
Are wealthy or deprived people more likely to smoke?
Deprived
What are E-cigarettes?
Battery power to vaporize a solution of nicotine in propylene glycol
What is the nicotine hit of an E-cigarette compared to a cigarette?
25-50%
How many poisons and carcinogens does an E-cigarette lack that a cigarette has?
250 poisons
69 carcinogens
Who are people who smoke whilst pregnant most likely to be?
Younger
Single
Lower educational achievement
Unskilled
Male partner more likely to smoke
How does smoking whilst pregnant increase the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death?
33%
What percentage of smokers restart after their child is born?
66%
What does second hand smoke lead to in children?
Respiratory infections
Bronchitis
Bronchiolitis
Pneumonia
Cot death
Middle ear infection
Where can children be exposed to second hand smoke?
Home
Car
What are the benefits of stopping smoking?
Live longer
Risk of heart disease and lung cancer reduces each year
What percentage of the price of a packet goes to the taxman?
77%
How much does the treasury earn from cigarettes?
£9.5 billion per year
How much does it cost someone to smoke 20 fags a day for a year?
As much as £4000
What is the cost to the NHS of treating smoking related diseases?
£3-5 billion
What is the total cost of smoking to society?
£13 billion
What other costs does smoking have to society other than the NHS?
NHS
Loss of productivity
Absenteeism
Fires
Passive smoking effects
How many people in the UK are employed by the tobacco industry?
5000
What are the 2 major companies of tobacco in the UK?
Japan Tobacco International
Imperial tobacco
What percentage of tobacco in the UK is smuggled?
20%
What are some strategies to reduce smoking?
Smoking, Health and Social Care Act of 2005
Standardized packaging
Ban in public places
Tobacco regulation
Global health treaty
What does the Smoking, Health and Social Care Act of 2005 say?
Cannot:
Sell tobacco to anyone under 18
Smoke in private vehicle with kids in it
Proxy purchase
Vending machines
