tobacco control

Question 1

what 3 categories of factors strongly influence smoking

Answer 1

1. psychological factors (beliefs, coping responses etc.)
2. microsocial factors (parents that smoke, peer group, culture etc.)
   3.macrosocial factors (advertising, wider society)

Question 2

what are 4 of the most vulnerable groups to smoking

Answer 2

homeless; severe mental illness; substance misuse; criminal justice system

Question 3

why can solutions to smoking not just focus on the individual

Answer 3

smoking operates in a wider social context so need broad interventions

Question 4

examples of government interventions in smoking

Answer 4

Tax; tobaccos advertising ban; increase in legal age of smoking; smoke-free public space; “plain” packaging

Question 5

why might e-cigarettes be more tolerated than NRT as a smoking cessation method

Answer 5

mimics the act of smoking - replaces the social, cultural and behavioural identity that comes with smoking and might otherwise be lost.

Question 6

what pharmacological methods are there for smoking cessation

Answer 6

Nicotine replacement therapy; bupropion; Varenicline - oral partial agonist on the α 4 β 2 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (stops withdrawal)