Tobacco Use Disorder

Question 1

What is Nicotine?

Answer 1

the addicting agent of tobacco

Question 2

Consequences of smoking?

Answer 2

emphysema, cancers, complications with pregnancy, sudden infant death syndrome, cardiovascular disorders.

Question 3

what is the single most preventable cause of premature death?

Answer 3

smoking; tobacco use

Question 4

What is secondhand smoke?

Answer 4

environmental tobacco smoke, contains higher concentrations of ammonia, carbon monoxide, nicotine, and tar than does the smoke actually inhaled by the smoker.

Question 5

What is the damage to people being exposed to secondhand smoke?

Answer 5

lung damage, cardiovascular disease, allergic reactions to the smoke from burning tobacco; babies of women exposed to secondhand smoke during pregnancy are more likely to be born prematurely; children of smokers are more likely to have upper respiratory infections, asthma, bronchitis, and inner-ear infections