Tobacco Use Disorder
Tobacco Use Disorder is a chronic condition characterized by dependence on nicotine-containing tobacco products, such as cigarettes, leading to compulsive cravings and difficulty in cessation, despite adverse social consequences, loss of control, and withdrawal symptoms. This disorder is a major public health issue contributing to more than 8 million preventable deaths annually worldwide.
Health Outcomes
- Attenuation of Health Effects After Cessation
- Improved Behavioral Recovery
- Improved Safe Consumption Practices
- Increased Days Abstinent
- Increased Urinary Acrolein Biomarkers
- Lapse in Effect Post-Cessation
- Prevented Production of Harmful Substances
- Reduced Cancer Incidence
- Reduced Cancer Mortality
- Reduced Cardiovascular Risk
- Reduced Common Cold Incidence
- Reduced Craving
- Reduced Sperm Motility
- Reduced Undesirable Compounds
- Safety for Consumption
- Safety of Consumption
- Sustained Effects with Ongoing Consumption