Tobacco Vocabulary!
Name the addictive drug in tobacco.
nicotine
"Quitting is challenging, and it is the single best thing you can do for your health. There are programs and medications that can help you quit."
What is the advise step in smoking cessation counseling? Give an example.
True or false: Switching to e-cigarettes or vaping is safer.
False:
E-cigarettes / vapes have harmful substances including cancer causing chemicals, & heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead.
The thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobbaco burns.
tar
This industry makes over $600 billion dollars a year in profits?
What is big tobacco?
What improves chances of being successful when quitting smoking?
counseling
Combining NRT
True or False
After 20 minutes of stopping smoking your pulse returns to normal.
True, there are immediate and long term benefits of quitting. It is never too late.
True or False: Smoking can cause macular degeneration disease and a number of other eye-related problems
True
Formerly heavy or steady smokers are most successful with these two types of nicotine replacement therapy.
Continuous NRT like the patch
As needed NRT such as gum, lozenges, sprays, or inhalers for intense cravings
More than ___________ US deaths every year are from cigarette smoking
a. 120,000
b. 250,000
c. 370,000
d. 480,000
d. 480,000
How many chemicals are in cigarettes?
Over 4000! This is including many cancer-causing agents:
Carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, ammonia, lead, cadmium, polonium-210, arsenic, benzene, and formaldehyde
Clients interested in quitting can call or text 1-800-Quit-Now for the MD Quit Line.
What if a client is interested in getting support to quit smoking?
"Do you smoke, vape, or use any other form of tobacco?" is an example of this step.
What is Ask or step 1 in a tobacco cessation intervention
Your client states, "Yes, I'm interested in quitting."
Your response?
Share 1-800-Quit-Now card. “This is a great program that can provide support through text messages, coaching or online classes. The quit line also offers free nicotine replacement therapy.”
What are some conditions that children exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for:
sudden infant death syndrome
slowed lung growth
acute respiratory infections
respiratory symptoms
middle ear disease
more frequent and severe asthma