Tobacco Med Psych

% of adults who smoke in US

20.6%
% of military who smoke

32.2%
Leading causes of smoking-related deaths
- Lung cancer
- Ischemic heart disease
- COPD
- Cancers
- Stroke
Third hand smoke

Smoke contamination after cigarette put out
Reasons for starting smoking

Social - pressure, imitation, advertising

Beliefs - misconceptions, perceived immortality

Motivations - rebellion, etc.

Biological - prenatal exposure, susceptibility, 2nd hand smoke
Operant conditioning examples
- Euphoria induced
- Calming effect
4 A's
- Avoid
- Alter
- Alternatives
- Activites
Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire

Gauges severity of nicotine addiction (0-11)
Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

Similar to FTQ

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zf2010

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Tobacco Med Psych

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Tobacco Med Psych

Updated

2011-04-27T01:55:45Z

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