smokingcessation

Question 1

how much does tobacco costs us in health care

Answer 1

300 billion a year

Question 2

what are the chew type of non cigarettes tobacco

Answer 2

chew snuff and snus

Question 3

how much nicotine do you get from snuff

Answer 3

25-60 mg of nicotine

Question 4

what are cigars

Answer 4

any roll of tobacco wrapped in a tobacco leaf

Question 5

what are the 5 A’s

Answer 5

ask advise assess assist and arrange, help them stop when they want to

Question 6

what are the 5 R’s

Answer 6

relevance risks rewards roadblocks and repetition if they are not willing to stop using tabacco

Question 7

how much nicotine is in the patch

Answer 7

21mg but only able to get 17 mg from it

Question 8

how long do you use the patch

Answer 8

highest dose for one month then cut back, best when used for 6 months or longer

Question 9

what is bupropion

Answer 9

wellbutron and it blocks the nicotine receptors stops the cravings.

Question 10

what is varenicline or chantix

Answer 10

used on its own blocks nicotine from binding.

Question 11

all treatment for spit tobacco is ___

Answer 11

off label

Question 12

what is the drug of choice for spit

Answer 12

varenicline

Question 13

how does smoking effect other drugs

Answer 13

if they stop smoking they will need less caffeine theophylline and insulin

Question 14

what are the recommendation for the patch

Answer 14

10 cigs/day 7-14mf 10-20 14-2mg 21-40 21-42mg, more than 40cigs 42+mg

Question 15

how does second hand smoke effect kids

Answer 15

increased bronchitis/pneumonia asthma poor lung more depression and suicide leukemia and cancer makers

Question 16

what is the primary age to start

Answer 16

10-14 years old

Question 17

what is third hand smoke

Answer 17

bad stuff stays around has NNA when smoke particles settle on the environment.