Title
Does switching from cigarettes to pipes or cigars reduce tobacco smoke exposure
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Publication Date
1987-11
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Breath Tests; Carbon Monoxide; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Male; *Smoking; Thiocyanates
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Women's Studies
Abstract
Cigarette smoking histories, reported depth of inhalation, number of pipe and cigars (PC) smoked, serum thiocyanate (SCN) and expired air carbon monoxide (CO) levels were examined in PC male smokers enrolled in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT). Serum SCN levels for all PC smokers were higher than for non-smokers and lower than for current cigarette smokers. Levels were related to the amount of product smoke. Prior cigarette smokers had higher SCN levels when compared to PC users who had never smoked cigarettes, smoked a larger number of tobacco products per day, and reported inhaling into the chest more often. Prospective data on baseline cigarette smokers demonstrated that smokers who stopped all tobacco products had a greater drop in SCN and CO than those who switched to PC. The findings strongly suggest that cessation of all tobacco products is the best strategy for decreasing exposure to tobacco smoke.
Source
Am J Public Health. 1987 Nov;77(11):1412-6.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
American journal of public health
Related Resources
PubMed ID
3499090
Repository Citation
Ockene, Judith K.; Pechacek, Terry F.; Vogt, Thomas M.; and Svendsen, Kenneth H., "Does switching from cigarettes to pipes or cigars reduce tobacco smoke exposure" (1987). Women’s Health Research Faculty Publications. 327.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/wfc_pp/327
