Smoking cessation

Question 1

What is is an cigarette

Answer 1

• Different types of tobacco
• Filter (which doesn’t do much)
• Additives – including sugar
• Paper
• 60 known carcinogens
• Contains more than 4000 chemicals

Question 2

What is some of the chemicals present in a cigarette

Answer 2

nicotine, arsenic, cadmium, tar, CO, acetone,

hydrogen cyanide

Question 3

What is the average loss of life due to the effects of smoking

Answer 3

7.5 years

Question 4

What is examples of smoking related cancers

Answer 4

Lung, Upper resp., Bladder, Pancreas, Oesophagus, Kidney

Question 5

What can smoking prevent

Answer 5

Ulcerative colitis

Carcinoma of the uterus

Parkinsonism

Sarcoidosis

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Question 6

Smoking increases your risk of what diseases

Answer 6

Heart disease

COPD

Question 7

What is present in an e- cigarette

Answer 7

nicotine in proplylene glycol / polyethylene glycol

Question 8

What is the advantage and disadvantage of e - cigg

Answer 8

• They lack the poisons and carcinogens.

- They are safer but still get you hooked on nicotine

Question 9

What is the increased risk of smoking on pregnancy

Answer 9

• 1/3 increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death

Question 10

What can second hand smoke result in for children

Answer 10

Respiratory infections, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cot death, middle ear infection

Question 11

what is the benefit of stoping smoking

Answer 11

prolong life

decreases chance of lung cancer and heart disease