BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Curing Of Tobacco, Alton Ochsner, Tobacco Advertising

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: William Ogilvie

Document Summary

Tobacco is the most dangerous substance in the world. Kills more people than: ddt, pbc"s, industrial chemicals, pesticides, cocaine, alcohol, homicide, suicide. Most dangerous substance on the planet, by far the most dangerous substance you will come in contact with in your life. Tobacco is basically linked to all forms of death listed below: heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, influenza & pneumonia, alzheimer"s disease. In fact, 30% of all cancer & heart disease deaths are associated with the use of tobacco. The number one risk factor associated with stroke is tobacco smoke. Tobacco kills 420,000 per year in north america - estimated that 6 million deaths/year, more specifically in third world countries where as much as. Natives drank smoke from tobbagos (name of tobacco for the natives) -were drinking the smoke (smoking) colombus saw on his trip to the caribbean. Theory that tobacco comes from the shipment to spain from the island.