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Tobacco harm reduction ( THR) is a public health strategy to lower the health risks to individuals and wider society associated with using tobacco products. It is an example of the concept of harm reduction, a strategy for dealing with the use of drugs. Tobacco smoking is widely acknowledged as a leading cause of illness and death, [1] and ...
A diagram of the human body showing cancers and chronic diseases caused by smoking. Tobacco products, especially when smoked or used orally, have serious negative effects on human health. Smoking and smokeless tobacco use is the single greatest cause of preventable death globally.
Tar (tobacco residue) Tar is the name for the resinous, combusted particulate matter made by the burning of tobacco and other plant material in the act of smoking. Tar is toxic and damages the smoker's lungs over time through various biochemical and mechanical processes. [1] Tar also damages the mouth by rotting and blackening teeth, damaging ...
Schizophrenia and tobacco smoking have been historically associated. [1] [2] [3] Smoking is known to harm the health of people with schizophrenia. [1] Studies across 20 countries showed that people with schizophrenia were much more likely to smoke than those without this diagnosis. [2] For example, in the United States, 90% or more of people ...
The Wynder and Graham 1950 study was able to conclude that "smoking was an important factor in the production of bronchogenic carcinoma," but smoking wasn't established as a causal factor until four years later, when Wynder published another paper entitled, "Tobacco as a Cause of Lung Cancer" [8] The same year Wynder and Graham published their ...
Third-hand smoke is contamination by tobacco smoke that lingers following the extinguishing of a cigarette, cigar, or other combustible tobacco product. First-hand smoke refers to what is inhaled into the smoker's own lungs, while second-hand smoke is a mixture of exhaled smoke and other substances leaving the smoldering end of the cigarette that enters the atmosphere and can be inhaled by others.
Nicotine withdrawal is a group of symptoms that occur in the first few weeks after stopping or decreasing use of nicotine. Symptoms include intense cravings for nicotine, anger or irritability, anxiety, depression, impatience, trouble sleeping, restlessness, hunger, and difficulty concentrating. [1] [2] [3] Withdrawal symptoms make it harder to ...
Iowa City will stop issuing new tobacco permits through the end of the year as the number of tobacco and smoke shops in the area have grown. ... the general health effects of smoking, highlighting ...