Monograph 9: Cigars: Health Effects and Trends

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Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
  
  
• Chapter 1
  Cigar Smoking: Overview and Current State of the Science (585 kb)
  • Trends in Consumption
  • Disease Risks
  • Inhalation
  • Nicotine Addiction
  • Adult Use
  • Adolescent Use
  • Marketing
  • Environmental Tobacco Smoke
  • Regulation and Taxation
    
    
• Chapter 2
  Trends in Cigar Consumption and Smoking (715 kb)
• Discussion
• Monitoring Recommendations
  
  
• Chapter 3
  Chemistry and Toxicology (455 kb)
  • Historical Notes
  • The Cigar
  • Chemistry of Cigar Tobacco
  • Chemistry and Analysis of Mainstream Cigar Smoke
  • Sidestream Smoke and Environmental Tobacco Smoke
  • Toxicity and Carcinogenicity of Cigar Smoke
  • Biomarkers for the Uptake of Tobacco Smoke
  • Summary and Research Needs
    
    
• Chapter 4
  Disease Consequences of Cigar Smoking (293 kb)
  • The CPS-I Study
  • All Cause Mortality
  • Cause Specific Mortality
  • Lung Cancer
  • Oral Cancer
  • Cancer of the Larynx
  • Cancer of the Esophagus
  • Bladder and Urinary System Cancers
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Cerebro-Vascular Disease
  • Aortic Aneurysm
    
    
• Chapter 5
  Indoor Air Pollution From Cigar Smoke (553 kb)
  • Mathematical Models for Cigar ETS Concentrations
  • Cigar Emissions: Machine Smoking
  • Cigar Emissions: Human Smoking
  • Measurements at Cigar Smoking Socials
    
    
• Chapter 6
  Pharmacology and Abuse Potential of Cigars (130 kb)
  • Early Observations of Addictive Effects
  • Nicotine Dosing Capability of Cigars
  • Inhalation of Cigar Smoke
  • Rate of Nicotine Absorption
  • Nicotine Dependence
  • Factors Influencing Nicotine Dependence
    
    
• Chapter 7
  Marketing and Promotion of Cigars (423 kb)
  • Sales Patterns
  • Advertising
  • Promotion
  • Availability
    
    
• Chapter 8
  Policies Regulating Cigars (98 kb)
  • Regulation of Cigar Products
  • Health Warnings
  • Disclosure of Cigar or Smoke Product Constituents
  • Advertising Restrictions
  • Regulation of Cigar Smoking in Public Places
  • Litigation
  • Restrictions on Youth Access to Cigars
  • Taxation