tobacco

Question 1

what is the most dangerous substance in the world?

Answer 1

tobacco (kills more people than cocaine, homicide, suicide, etc combined)

Question 2

how much does tobacco kills how many per year in NA?

Answer 2

480,000

Question 3

what is the life expectancy of a smoker

Answer 3

73 years

Question 4

what happens if you quit smoking before age 30??

Answer 4

adds 10 years to lifespan

Question 5

what does smoking count for in health care costs

Answer 5

6-15%

Question 6

who discovered tobacco

Answer 6

Columbus 1492

Question 7

what did tobacco used to revive?

Answer 7

drowning victims

Question 8

cigarette were originally rolled by ???

Answer 8

hand

Question 9

what reduced production cost

Answer 9

bonsack machine

Question 10

what reduced harshness of smoke

Answer 10

flue-curing

Question 11

how did cigarettes become dangerous?

Answer 11

could afford to smoke a lot and smoke brought deep into lungs (flue curing reduced)

Question 12

average smoker smoked ____ cigarettes each year from 1800’s?

Answer 12

10,000 (inhales) vs 80 (didn’t inhale)

Question 13

what is the addictive substance

Answer 13

nicotine (2 mg per cig)

Question 14

how does nicotine work in body?

Answer 14

acts on acetylcholine receptors

Question 15

what do receptor molecules do

Answer 15

transmit info

Question 16

how do receptor molecules transmit info

Answer 16

messenger molecule sticks to a complimentary pocket on receptor

messenger binding causes receptor to change shape

new receptor shape triggers other events inside the cell

Question 17

nicotine is an agonist at

Answer 17

low doses

Question 18

how does agonists work

Answer 18

send messages without normal messenger

sticks and binds to change shape

Question 19

nicotine is an antagonist at ????

Answer 19

high doses

Question 20

what do antagonists do

Answer 20

block chemical messages

Question 21

what do smokers learn to do

Answer 21

regulate the dose

Question 22

nicotine stimulates the ??

Answer 22

dopamine release

Question 23

what is lethal dose of nicotine

Answer 23

60 mg

Question 24

can nicotine kill large animals

Answer 24

yes

Question 25

what is the toxic substances in tobacco smoke

Answer 25

carbon monoxide (blocks oxygen transport and damages heart tissue)

Question 26

what does nicotine stimulate

Answer 26

heart muscle (increases heart attack)

Question 27

what causes cancer in tobacco smoke

Answer 27

carcinogens - polonium

Question 28

what does carcinogenicity react

Answer 28

chemicaaly with DNA

Question 29

who linked cancer to smoking 1919

Answer 29

alton ochsner

Question 30

lung cancer in 1919 vs 2004?

Answer 30

400 cases vs 190,000 cases

Question 31

who did tobacco advertising originally target?

Answer 31

men (started for women in 1950s)

Question 32

who were cigarettes provided free to

Answer 32

soldiers

Question 33

why did women start smoking

Answer 33

to stay slim

Question 34

when smokers quit smoking what do they do?

Answer 34

eat more

Question 35

what does smoking create

Answer 35

wrinkles and ages skin

Question 36

how many people die from second hand smoke

Answer 36

41,000 a year

Question 37

what are cigarettes

Answer 37

highly engineered drug delivery device

Question 38

how is paper designed

Answer 38

control burning by chemical additives and burn rings regulate combustion (filter is decoration)

Question 39

what are light cigarettes designed for

Answer 39

lab testing

Question 40

are light and regular cigarettes the same??

Answer 40

yes

Question 41

Florida sues ????

Answer 41

big tobacco in 1998

Question 42

what does e-cig do

Answer 42

heater generates an aerosol

Question 43

what is efluid

Answer 43

flavoured vapor source

Question 44

what creates the appearance of smoke

Answer 44

solvent droplets

Question 45

cartridge = ____ cigs?

Answer 45

10

Question 46

what type of flavour does nicotine have

Answer 46

bitter taste

Question 47

what are nicotine salts for

Answer 47

replacement

Question 48

what are salts designed for

Answer 48

replicate fast action of nicotine from cig (may provide harm reduction) FAST

Question 49

nicotine pods last ???

Answer 49

many hours

Question 50

is vaping safe?

Answer 50

no

Question 51

is vaping safer than cigs? (95% harm reduction)

Answer 51

yes bc e-cig only has nicotine, carbonyl compounds and glycols where cigs have more

Question 52

what makes testing difficult

Answer 52

large number of combos

Question 53

active ingredients in canabis?

Answer 53

Tetrahydrocannabinol Cannabidiol

Question 54

what is side effect of THC

Answer 54

increased appetite (for anorexia) and impairs memory slows reaction times

Question 55

why does THC have a long residence time

Answer 55

dissolved in body fat

Question 56

edible versions now legal??

Answer 56

yes but more problematic for side effects

Question 57

edibles give a ??

Answer 57

delayed effect

Question 58

THC solutions _____ when concentrated

Answer 58

thicken because of vitamin E

Question 59

what is a grey market product

Answer 59

nicotine and cannabis

Question 60

heavy use may lead to ????

Answer 60

schizophrenia bc THC causes inc in dopamine

Question 61

marijuana has ?/

Answer 61

cannabidiol

Question 62

what is cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome?

Answer 62

severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomitinhg

Question 63

what is delta -8

Answer 63

synthetic cannabinoid