Tobacco Flashcards
Overall, what is the trend in the prevalence of cigarette smoking since 2019?
Cigarette smoking has been decreasing since 2019.
The percentage of men smoking is higher among all age groups
Ture or False; the percentage of females who have never smoked a whole cigarette is lower than males.
False: percentage of females NEVER SMOKED is higher than males, since males smoke more than women.
What is the health gap in smoking by income?
Poorer Canadians are smoking more than richer Canadians.
True of False; smoking can only damage your lungs or respiratory system.
False; smoking can damage all parts of your body
List the risks of smoking:
Damages liver —> diabetes
Congenital defects from maternal smoking (cleft lip)
TB
Rheumatoid arthritis
Colorectal
Ectopic pregnancy
Male erectile dysfunction
Damage to immune function
What are males and females at increased risk of when smoking?
Females:
- cervical cancer
- menstrual problems
- fertility problems
- low birth weight baby
- premature birth
Males: erectile dysfunction
True or False; there is a safe level of exposure to second hand smoking
False
Why are children especially at risk for second-hand smoking?
Their respiratory and immune systems are still developing
Infants exposed to second hand smoking are at increased risk for…?
Sudden Infant Death (dying while sleeping)
What is an interesting risk of second-hand smoking for children in addition to respiratory illnesses, asthma attacks, decreased lung function and phlegm?
Ear infection
According to the Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey results, when or at what age are people most likely to start using tobacco products? Why?
During adolescence; flavours (like candies) make the products more appealing
How is the trend in the use of tobacco products similar to cigarette smoking trends in or since 2019?
Like cigarette smoking, the use of tobacco products has been declining since 2019
True or False; the risks from tobacco products is the same as cigarette smoking.
True
What is vaping?
Inhaling or exhaling vapour from a device (like electronic cigarette) that heats a liquid into an aerosol or vapour or gas.
List some vaping devices:
e-hookahs
pod-mods
e-cigarettes
sub-ohms
disposables
mods
vape pods
tank systems
ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery systems)
What is the difference between open and close vaping devices?
Open vaping device: manually fill pods or tank
Closed vaping device: pre-filled pods and is disposed when liquid or charge runs out
Contrast the nicotine forms: free-base vs nicotine salt
Free-base is nicotine dissolved in a liquid
Nicotine salt is nicotine dissolved in a liquid that is chemically adjusted to be weakly acidic
True/False; According to the video on the mechanics of vaping, vaping is intended for youth and nonsmokers since it is less harmful than smoking
False; vaping is not intended for youth and nonsmokers. It still has risks even though it is less harmful than smoking.
True or False; vaping products contain tobacco products like nicotine.
False
Is vaping mostly done by smokers or nonsmokers?
The prevalence of vaping is seen more frequently in current smokers
Among Canadians aged 15+, what was the most common flavour used? What were the most common sources of vaping in youth?
Youth used fruit flavour mostly and accessed vaping products through social sources and retail locations.
What are the three (3) most common reasons for vaping? Among these three, which is most common?
People vape to stop smoking (smoking cessation) out of enjoyment and curiosity. The most common reason is smoking cessation.
True or False; Most Canadians did not think that the risks of using a vaping device was the same as cigarettes or did know how harmful it was.
False; A majority of Canadians do not know the risks of vaping or thought that it was indeed the same as cigarettes.
What is the most, second and least common cessation methods?
The most common cessation method is doing it on their own or without help and the least used is switching to nicotine-replacement products.
The second most used method is reducing the number of cigarettes smoked
According to Health Canada’s Youth and Young Adult Vaping Cessation Research, what was most important about the feedback from participants?
Most participants had the sense that it was easier to quit vaping than smoking
According to Health Canada’s Youth and Young Adult Vaping Cessation Research, altogether what were the reasons for reducing vaping or quitting?
- Cut back on expenses
- Feel better (especially for sports performance)
- Desire to limit addiction
What are the immediate effects of quitting vaping or smoking?
Blood pressure decrease;
Body temperature increases
What are the effects of quitting vaping or smoking after 24 hours/1 day?
Risk of heart disease is lowered
What are the effects of quitting vaping or smoking after 5 to 15 years?
Risk of stroke lowered
What are the effects of quitting vaping or smoking after
Risk of heart disease lowers or become equal to that of nonsmokers
What happened when the Ontario Government and Canada banned menthol?
Reduced smoking and e-cigarette usages
What is the ‘endgame’ target for cigarette smoking? What is an important component of developing tobacco endgame strategies?
To reduce smoking prevalence by 5% by the year 2035; it is important to address disparities
According to Mitch Zeller’s TEDx conference, what is the impact of government on smoking?
Government can create a policy like nicotine-reduction policy can create a generational impact (a public health return on investment at a population level), where teenagers or children can access cigarettes that are not addictive
According to Mitch Zeller’s TEDx conference, who are the “replacement smokers”?
Young people
According to Mitch Zeller’s TEDx conference, what is the vision?
- A world where the cigarettes that the future generation of young people have access to cannot create or sustain an addiction
- A world where cigarette smokers have access to alternate forms of smoking approved by the FDA.
- A world where the market is solely regulated by review scientists at the FDA.
