Use, E-Cigarettes, Hookah, Cigars,
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Cardiac-Ocular Effects, Withdrawal
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E-cigarettes
-produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings, andother
chemicals that help make the aerosol. Users inhale this aerosol into their lungs.
-known by different names including "e-cigs, e-hookas, mods, vape pens, vapes, tank systems,
electronic nicotine delivery systems"
-can be used to deliver marijuana and other drugs
Hookah
-water pipes that are used to smoke specially made tobacco that comes in different flavors
-although many users think it is less harmful, hookah smoking has many of the same health risks
as cigarette smoking
-typically done in groups, with the same mouthpiece passed from person to person
Cigars
-a roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in a substance that contains tobacco
-differ from cigarettes in that cigarettes are a roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in a substance
that does not contain tobacco
-3 major types are large cigars, cigarillos, and little cigars
Smokeless Tobacco
-can lead to nicotine addiction, cause cancers of the mouth, esophagus, pancreas
-can increase risks for early delivery and stillbirth when used during pregnancy
500-600ml
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, The amount of smoke inhaled when smoking a cigarette
90,000 ml
The amount of smoke inhaled during a hookah session
Yes, but they are not safe
Are E-cigarettes less harmful than regular cigarettes?
E-cigarettes
-Produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings, and other
chemicals that help make the aerosol
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Smoking
the most readily preventable cause of death in humans
Nicotine
Substance that is responsible for tobacco addiction
-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
-Nitrosamines
-Aromatic Amines
Potent Carcinogens in tobacco smoke
• Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema
• Interstitial lung diseases
• Desquamative interstitial pneumonia
• Respiratory bronchiolitis
• Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
• Worsens asthma
What are some respiratory symptoms that can occur due to cigarette smoking?
• Coronary vasoconstriction
• Increased hypercoagulability
• Dyslipidemia
• Inflammation
• Endothelial dysfunction
What are some cardiac symptoms that can occur due to cigarette smoking?
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