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What is Cigarettes?

A cigarette is a product consumed through smoking and manufactured out of cured and finely cut tobacco leaves and reconstituted tobacco, combined with other additives, then rolled or stuffed into a paper-wrapped cylinder. Cigarettes contain nicotine, an addictive stimulant which is toxic.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
6 24%
Moderate
9 36%
Mild
6 24%
None
4 16%

Most commonly reported side effects

Cough
15 60%
Shortness of breath
7 28%
Future risk of lung cancer
6 24%
Anxiety
6 24%
Asthma
6 24%
Headaches
6 24%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Cigarettes (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
9 39% Other: 39%
Expense
8 35% Expense: 35%
Doctor's advice
7 30% Doctor's advice: 30%
Side effects too severe
6 26% Side effects too severe: 26%
Did not seem to work
4 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Personal research
2 9% Personal research: 9%

See all 22 patients who’ve stopped using Cigarettes

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Cigarettes

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
16
9
69

Stopped Using Cigarettes

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
3
2
17

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 40%
Usually
5 20%
Sometimes
3 12%
Never
7 28%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
11 44%
Somewhat
6 24%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
8 32%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
3 12%
$100-199
4 16%
$50-99
3 12%
$25-49
3 12%
< $25
3 12%

Report created on November 21, 2009.