Nicotine Dependence and Quitting Smoking. Part I

Nicotine Dependence and Quitting Smoking Kenneth A. Perkins, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Historical Factors Reducing the Economic and Behavioral Costs of Smoking 1850s Invention of the safety match-portable lighting device that enabled one to smoke almost anywhere. Late 1800s Development of tobacco “blends”-reduced harshness of smoking. 1880s Invention of cigarette rolling machine-greatly increased supply and drove down cost of cigarettes, which were previously made by hand. Early 1900s Modern marketing strategies-increased demand for cigarettes. World War I | World War II Major causes of preventable death: U.S. 442,398 U.S. Deaths Attributable Each Year to Cigarette Smoking Breast cancer Rate/ 100,000 women (0-35) Lung cancer Years (1930-2000) Percent (0-60%)