Medications
True or False: You can combine and take multiple nicotine replacement medications at one time.
True
Effects of nicotine go away in ___________, causing the smoker to continue frequent dosing throughout the day.
Minutes
What is the #1 cause of preventable death and disease in the U.S?
Smoking/Tobacco
Smoking causes 30% of all cancers, including 90% of all lung cancers and COPD.
Your heart rate and blood pressure drops to normal levels and your temperature in your hands and feet increases.
20 minutes after quitting
Typically, how long should you wear a nicotine patch for?
24 hours
What chemical does nicotine increase within the body that reinforces rewarding behaviors?
Dopamine
36 million
How many adults in the U.S. currently smoke.
Coughing and shortness of breath decreases.
1-12 months after quitting
*Daily Double*
What does NRT stand for?
Nicotine Replacement Therapies
Name at least one characteristic of nicotine addiction.
Physical dependence (withdrawal symptoms).
Psychological changes (helps with stress).
Relapse cycle.
Habitual routine.
Avoidance of people or places.
480,000
How many Americans die each year from tobacco.
Carbon monoxide levels in the blood drops to the level of someone who does not smoke.
12 hours after quitting
What strength (mg) does nicotine gum come in?
2mg
4mg
As the body adapts to nicotine, this causes people to increase the amount of nicotine they consume so they can feel the same effects. This process in the body is call building __________________.
Tolerance.
$9.06 billion
The amount of money the US spends on advertising and promoting cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in a year.
Risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, voice box, and pancreas drops to that of someone who does not smoke.
20 years after stopping
Name the 4 nicotine replacement medications that are only available by prescription.
Varenicline (Chantix)
Nicotine Inhaler
Nicotine Nasal Spray (Nicotrol NS)
Bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin)
How quickly does a person feel the effects when inhaling nicotine?
Within 10 seconds nicotine reaches the brain.
There are more than ________ chemicals in cigarette smoke.
7000
Risk of coronary heart disease and stroke falls to that of a nonsmoker's.
15 years after quitting