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Tobbaco SIUE
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Health Care
Undergraduate 4
10/18/2008

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facts about smoking
Definition

22% americans smoke 18 and older 1 in 5 americans

men smoke more 24.8% women 20% most popular smoke product cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco. 16% men 4% women-cigars

9% men 1% women- chewing tobacco

more in college and women are more likely in college

more prevalent in white but 34% in native american and alskan natives.

 

Term
heavy smoker
Definition
person who smokes more the 10 cigarettes
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chipper
Definition
person who smokes fewer than 10 cigarettes a day
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social smoker
Definition
practice of smoking regularly but not daily primarily in social situations
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tar
Definition
thick sticky residue formed when tobacco leaves burn, containing 100's of chemical componets and carcinogenic substances
Term
nicotine
Definition
primary addicitve ingredients in tobacco poisoin and psychactive drug
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snuff
Definition
powdered form of tobacco usually inhaled through the nose or placed in the mouth between the bottom teeth and lower lip and absorbed through the mucous membranes of the oral cavitiy
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chewing tobacco
Definition
form of tobacco placed in the mouth and absorbed though the mucous membranes of the oral cavitiy aka spit tobacco
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Harmful substances in tobacco and facts
Definition

70 substances have been found to be carcinogenic

most harmful are tar, carbon mooxide and nicotine

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clove cigarettes
Definition
60% tobacco and 40% cloves not really safer has higher levels of tar and carbon moxoide
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herbal cigarettes
Definition
contain ginseng not tobacco flavors cherry, mint, not apart of FDA regulation not known if safer or not
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bidis
Definition
cigarettes made in india unproccessed sun dried tobacco smaller and less tobacco flavors like choclate and strawberry. but. . .3x's higher nicotine, 3x's higher carbon monoxide, and 4x's higher tar.
Term
cigars
Definition

have way more tobacco not flitered

different tobacco pH balance 8x's higher risk of cancers 7x's risk of throat cancer, 4.5x's risk for obstructive lung disease and 2x's higher risk for lung cancer

Term
pipes
Definition
more toxins than cigarettes same thing as cigars
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chew
Definition
contains at least 28 carcinogenics 10 -15% of oral cancers
Term
dysplasia
Definition
abnormal change in cells
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oral lesions
Definition
whitish patches on tounge or mouth that may become cancerous
Term
short term affects of tobacco
Definition

7 to 10 sec. the  brain produced both sedating and stimulating effects.

nicotine increases endorphins, and adrenaline affects levels of dopamine anad other neurotransmitters surpresses hunger, signals the liver to convert glycogen to glucose raising blood sugar levels, inhibits urine production

Term
emphysema
Definition
abnormal condition of the lungs charaterized by decrease respiratory function and increased shortness of breath
Term
chronic bronchitis
Definition
respiratory disorder charaterized by mucous secreation and increasing difficulty in breathing
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asthma
Definition
respiratory disorder charaterized by recurrent episodes of difficulty in breathing wheezing coughing and thick mucous production
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death facts of tobacco
Definition
smoking account for 15 % of all adult deaths in a given year.  more than AIDS car crashes, alcohol, homicides, illeagal drugs, suicides, fires, and poor diet, and physical inactivity combined
Term
long term affects
Definition

cardiovascular disease-coronar artery disease, heart attack, stroke, peripheral vascular disease

cancer- 30% all cancer deaths, pancreas,kidney,bladder,breast,cervix,mouth,throat,

esopagus,

chronic obstructive pulmonary, disease-COPD-emphysema, chornic bronchitis, asthma

changes in skin, increased sugery risk, infertility, and sexual dysfuntcion, peridontal disease,dudenal ulcers, and osteoprorsis

 

Term
health risks for women
Definition
smoking associated with fertility problems, menstual disorders, early menopause, and problems in pregnancy.  women who smoke during pregnancy higer chance of still briths, miscarriages, preterm delivery, low birth weight in infants and perinatal death
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health risks for men
Definition
cancer of mouth, throat, espohagus, and stomach.  problems with sexual function and fertility affects blood flow to erectile tissue- impotence and decrease in sperm
Term
benefits of quitting
Definition

with in 1 year-risk of heart attack and coronary artery disease reduced 1/2

with in 5 years- risk of stroke lowered, health approaches that of nonsmokers

with in 10 years- 50% of lung cancer chances lowered, and increase of longevity

Term
environmental tobacco smoke
Definition
smoke from other people's tobacco products aka 2nd hand smoke
Term
sidestream smoke
Definition
smoke coming from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe
Term
mainstream smoke
Definition
smoke that has been inhaled and exhaled by the smoker
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facts about ETS
Definition

the epa added it as a class a crcinogenic

30% of population exposed to it on a regular basis

causes allergic reactions 

kids are very much vulnerable to it

Term
why do people smoke
Definition

nicotine addiction-psychoactive drug involves pleasure and reward pathway

weight control and behavioral dependence

Term

nictine replacement therapy

NRT

Definition
treatment for nictoine addiction in which a controlled amount of nicotine is administered to gradually reduced daily nicotine use with minimal withdrawl symptoms
Term
quitting smoking facts
Definition

4 out of 5 want to quit

7% quit sucessfully abstain for a year

50% stop only for a few weeks

85% who quit for a year can do it 

in 5 year have 97% chance to continue success

most of the time smokers don't make it for the 1st time usually it takes 7 times to fully quit

Term
treatment programs
Definition
at mayo hospital nicotine depence center, daily and group therapy, stress reduction techniques, nutrition and diet info, supervised exercise, and 12 step program like AA
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medication involved with quitting smokeing
Definition

nicotine replacement therapy aka the patch

burproion- perscription from FDA approved aka zyban, aids in smoking cessation, acts on neurotransmitters affected by nicotine

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how people have reduced smoking
Definition
nonsmokers rights, via legislation, lawsuits, court settlements, limiting access to tobacco and increasing prices
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