TOBACCO: THE SOURCE OF PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS

When burned, tobacco in cigarettes, cigars, and pipe mixtures is the source of an array of physiologically active chemicals, many of which are closely linked to significant changes in normal body structure and function.  At the burning tip of the cigarette, the 900o C (1,652 F) heat oxidizes...

TOBACCO USE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEPENDENCE

Although not true for every tobacco user, the vast majority of users, particularly cigarette smokers, will develop a dependency relationship with the nicotine contained in tobacco.  This state of dependence causes users to consume greater quantities of nicotine over extended periods of time, further endangering their health. Dependence can imply both a physical and psychological relationship.  Particularly...

THANKS, BUT NO CIGAR

If one were to judge on the basis of the number of newly opened cigar stores and clubs catering to cigar smokers, as well as the highly visible magazine Cigar Aficionado, one could conclude that cigar smoking was the hottest trend in tobacco use.  To a degree this contention is true when one...

TOBACCO USE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY

If you were to visit certain businesses, entertainment spots, or sporting events in your community, you might leave convinced that virtually every adult that is a tobacco user.  Certainly, for some segments of society, tobacco use is the rule rather than the exception.  You may be quite surprised...