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.
| Reasons used | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | 33 |
|
1 | ||||
| Other | 22 |
|
|
3 | |||
| Addiction | 16 |
|
1 | ||||
| Don't know | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Stress | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Stupidity | 1 | 0 |
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Doctor's advice
|
5 | 45% |
|
|
Expense
|
4 | 36% |
|
|
Other
|
4 | 36% |
|
|
Did not seem to work
|
2 | 18% |
|
|
Personal research
|
1 | 9% |
|
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Side effects too severe
|
1 | 9% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.