Tobacco Intervention Flashcards
Reasons to Get Involved
- Successful interventions save lives
- RDH have a unique opportunity to reach
smokers - Oral evidence of tobacco use 4. Patient respect for oral health professionals
- RDH focus on prevention services
- Practice building aspects
Oregon Tobacco Quit Line
• Oregon Tobacco Quit Line
• http://public.health.oregon.gov/PreventionWellness/Tob
accoPrevention/GetHelpQuitting/Pages/oregonquitline.
aspx
The Quit Line is open seven days a week, 4:00 AM
to 12:00 AM (Pacific time)
• The Oregon Tobacco Quit Line provides free
counseling to help you quit tobacco.
• Call 1.800.QUIT.NOW (1.800.784.8669) or visit
www.quitnow.net/oregon/ to get started.
Washington County Tobacco Prevention & Education Program
• http://www.co.washington.or.us/H
HS/HealthPromotion/TobaccoPrev
ention/
Smoke Free Oregon
• Information & resources for
healthcare providers
• http://www.smokefreeoregon.com/quit
/quit-resources
STATISTICS
● __% U.S. population use tobacco, 18% of Adults in
Oregon.
● Daily 4,000 U.S. youth smoke their first cigarette.
● Smoking cost in healthcare costs 300 billion each year.
● 156 billion in lost productivity.
● ___% of all smokers desire to quit.
- 20%
- 70%
How does tabacco affect the infant/child during pregnancy
Low birth weight
Preterm birth
increase sudden infant death syndrome SIDS)
Tobacco major cause of heart disease by
- Hardens and narrows arteries
- Causes blood to thicken and clot
- May cause heart attack
- Chemicals in cigarrettes (toxic mix of more than 7,000 chemicals and compounds) damage blood cells
- chemicals in tabacco smoke cause inflammation and cell damage
- the body makes white blood cells to respond to injuries, infections, and cancers
- White blood cell counts tend to stay high while a person continues to smoke, as the body is constantly trying to fight against the damage being caused by smoking
Tobacco Effect
Lungs:
- Lung cancer- __ % in men and women smokers
- Major cause of COPD which is
90 %
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Tobacco effects skin how?
Oxidative stress: Insufficient oxygen is supplied to the skin. Causes:
● Tissue ischaemia-restriction of blood supply to skin
● Blood vessel occlusion- chemicals in cigarettes cause blood
vessel narrowing, blockage.
● Reduces innate and host immune responses.
● Induces metallo-proteinase MMP-1-enzyme that
specifically degrades collagen
● Inhibits inflammation.
● Delays wound healing.
Tabacco effects on the eyes
what is the eye condition/destroys the central vision. Cataracts- blurry vision.
Macular degeneration
Tobacco effects on eyes / how?
___-inflammation of eye’s middle layer.Causes blindness.
Dry eye syndrome-chemical irritant causing increased dryness.
___ -transmit dangerous toxins to the placenta causing fetal/infant eye disorder
Uveitis
Pregnancy
JOINTS? Smokers more likely to get ___ ___(R.A.) R.A. medications don’t work as well for smokers.
rheumatoid arthritis
How does smoking cause rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers suspect smoking somehow ignites faulty immune system functioning. People genetically predisposed to getting rheumatoid arthritis have increased risk. Coping: With the pain of rheumatoid arthritis
Feelings of isolation and lack of support.
How does smoking cause rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers suspect smoking somehow ignites faulty immune system functioning.
People genetically predisposed to getting rheumatoid arthritis have increased risk.
Coping: With the pain of rheumatoid arthritis
Feelings of isolation and lack of support.
Effects on GUMS:
Twice as likely to have __ ___
Bad breath, bleeding gums, __ ___
periodontal disease
painful chewing