Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Stimulant, Dieting, Thermostat
16 Dec 2017
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Smoking: #1 preventable cause of death and disease in canada: accounts for more than 37 000 deaths eac year, overall rates are dropping o o. 17% of canadians 15 years or older smoke. Ages 20-35 low ses aboriginal population non-immigrant canadians. About 800 million men and 200 million women smoke around the world. If smoking hasn"t started by 20, it can be an indicator of future smoking rate. Highest rates of smoking in those between the ages of 20-35. Traditionally more males than females have smoked o. Males tend to smoke more cigarettes per day than females. Vary with ses: % of people that smoke decrease with income, education and job prestige, has to deal with increase likelihood of quitting, not only true in north america, globally. Traditionally high income countries smoked the most o o. This has come to change due to increased knowledge of harms. Rises in low and middle-income countries: decreases in high income countries.
