SMOKING

Course overview

TOBACCO SMOKING IS A PRACTICE OF BURNING TOBACCO WITH THE SMOKE INHALED TO BE TASTED AND ABSORBED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM. AROUND 23 PERCENT OF THE WORLD POPULATION SMOKES CIGARETTES. SEVERAL STUDIES HAVE LINKED TOBACCO SMOKING TO A RANGE OF DEVASTATING ILLNESSES INCLUDING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD), CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), CANCERS IN EVERY HUMAN ORGAN SYSTEM, AND DECREASED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TOBACCO SMOKING AND UNDERSCORES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.