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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
5 24%
Moderate
7 33%
Mild
6 29%
None
3 14%

Most commonly reported side effects

Cough
14 67%
Headaches
6 29%
Shortness of breath
6 29%
Nausea
5 24%
Heart racing (tachycardia)
5 24%
Anxiety
5 24%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Cigarettes (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 45% Other: 45%
Expense
4 36% Expense: 36%
Side effects too severe
4 36% Side effects too severe: 36%
Did not seem to work
2 18% Did not seem to work: 18%
Doctor's advice
2 18% Doctor's advice: 18%
Personal research
1 9% Personal research: 9%

See all 10 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
9
5
40

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
1
2
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
8 38%
Usually
4 19%
Sometimes
2 10%
Never
7 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
9 43%
Somewhat
5 24%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
7 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 10%
$100-199
3 14%
$50-99
2 10%
$25-49
3 14%
< $25
3 14%

Report created on November 21, 2009.