Tobacco Cessation Flashcards
Tobacco is the leading cause of…
known preventable death
Smoking causes more deaths per year than all of the following combined:
- HIV
- Illegal drug use
- alcohol use
- motor vehicle accidents
- firearm-related incidents
Smoking increases the risk of…
- coronary heart disease x2-4
- stroke x2-4
- lung cancer in men x25 and women x25.7
Smoking can cause cancer in…
almost anywhere in the body
Smoking during pregnancy can lead to…
- preterm delivery
- stillbirth
- LBW
- SIDS
- ectopic pregnancy
- orofacial clefts in infants
Correlated factors for smoking:
- 25-44 YO
- non-hispanic american Indians/Alaskan natives
- lower education levels
- < federal poverty level
- differs by state (WV has highest and UT has lowest)
- mental illness
Second-hand smoke increases the risk of…
- SIDS
- respiratory infections
- ear infections
- severe asthma
- slowed lung growth
Marketing regulation of 1965:
federal cigarette labeling and advertising act
- surgeon general’s warning on cigarette packaging
Marketing regulation of 1971:
broadcast advertising banned
Marketing regulation of 1990:
cigarette ban on flights and interstate busses
What happened in 1994?
Mississippi filed lawsuit
- big tobacco for Medicaid costs
- first of 22 states to file suit
Marketing regulation of 1995:
President Clinton announced FDA to regulate sales and advertising to minors
T/F: cigarettes are the only marketed consumable product, that when used persistently, will kill half or more of its users
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On June 18, 2021, the US will…
change packaging
- warnings prominently on packaging
In 2021, warning labels in the US will…
- occupy top 50% of package area on the front and back
- at least 20% of advertisements
How can nicotine can induce and sustain chemical dependence?
- psychoactive effects
- used in highly controlled or compulsive manner
- reinforce behavioral patterns
Pharmacologic process of smoking is similar to…
- heroin
- cocaine
Pathophysiology of smoking:
stimulates mesolimbic dopaminergic system in midbrain
- dopamine reward pathway
- induces pleasant or rewarding effects
- promotes continued use
Cigarette smoke has an EPA of…
class A carcinogen - no safe level of exposure for humans
Cigarette smoke has a complex mixture of…
- nitrogen
- CO
- ammonia
- hydrogen cyanide
- benzene
- nicotine
Nicotine:
- distilled when burned
- carried in tar droplets to small airways
- absorbed into arterial circulation
- readily penetrates CNS
Effects of nicotine on brain:
- decreased appetite
- decreased anxiety and tension
- increased mood
Effects of nicotine on heart:
- increases heart rate
- increases blood pressure
Nicotine will affect:
- brain
- heart
- endocrine
- nervous
- metabolic
Chronic users of smoking:
- develop tolerance to nicotine
- abrupt cessation triggers withdrawal
Withdrawal symptoms:
- irritability, frustration, anger
- anxiety, depression
- loss of concentration
- insomnia, restlessness
- cravings
- impaired performance
- constipation
- dizziness
Timeline of withdrawal symptoms:
- manifest 1-2 days
- peak in 1 week
- dissipates 2-4 weeks
- appetite and weight gain may persist for > 6 months
Drug interactions:
- increased toxicity of some drugs
- CYPP450 enzyme inducer
- caffeine exposure increased 56%
Significant drug interactions w/…
combination hormonal contraceptives
- increased clotting risk
- increased risk of CV effects
- greater risk if > 35 YO/ > 15 cigs a day
Primary treatment goal for smoking:
complete, long term abstinence from all nicotine products
Treatment goals for smoking:
- help patients quit tobacco
- prevent relapse
- utilize appropriate pharmacotherapy and counseling
General approach to quitting:
- no treatment (cold turkey)
- tobacco cessation counseling
- pharmacotherapy
What percentage of quitters fail by going cold turkey?
95%
Tobacco cessation counseling helps…
- increases odds of quitting
- longer and more frequent beneficial
Pharmacotherapy will help…
increases odds of quitting
What is the best approach for quitting smoking?
counseling and pharmacotherapy
Exclusions for self treatment:
- serious heart disease
- irregular heartbeat
- uncontrolled HTN
- pregnancy
- breastfeeding
- < 18
- active PUD
Comprehensive counseling has the 5A’s. What are they?
- ask patients if they use tobacco
- advise users to quit
- assess readiness to quit
- assist patients to quit
- arrange follow up care
Info about asking patients about tobacco use:
- routine component of care
- consider asking about secondhand smoke
- “do you ever smoke or use any type of tobacco?”
Info about advising patients about tobacco use:
- clear, strong, and personalized
- sensitive and convey concern
- “strongly encourage you to quit”
Info about assessing patients for tobacco use:
- not all patients are ready to quit when approached
- “what are your thoughts about quitting?”
- “something you are willing to do in the next month?
Classifications for assessing patients for quitting:
- not ready to quit in next month
- ready to quit in next month
- recent quitter in past 6 months
- former user > 6 months ago