Commonly Abused Drugs Chart - National Institute On Drug Abuse - 2018 Page 30
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30Tobacco
Plant grown for its leaves, which are dried and fermented before use. For more information, see the
Tobacco/Nicotine Research
Report.
Street Names
Commercial Names
Common Forms
Common Ways Taken
DEA
Schedule
None
Multiple brand names
cigarettes, cigars, bidis,
Smoked, snorted,
Not
hookahs, smokeless
chewed, vaporized
Scheduled
tobacco (snuff, spit
tobacco, chew)
Possible Health Effects
Short-term
Increased blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate.
Long-term
Greatly increased risk of cancer, especially lung cancer when smoked and oral cancers when
chewed; chronic bronchitis; emphysema; heart disease; leukemia; cataracts; pneumonia.
Other Health-related
Pregnancy: miscarriage, low birth weight, stillbirth, learning and behavior problems.
Issues
In Combination with
Unknown.
Alcohol
Withdrawal
Irritability, attention and sleep problems, depression, increased appetite.
Symptoms
Treatment Options
•
Medications
Bupropion (Zyban®)
•
Varenicline (Chantix®)
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Nicotine replacement (gum, patch, lozenge)
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Behavioral Therapies
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
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Self-help materials
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Mail, phone, and Internet quit resources
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Page 30 of 30
Commonly Abused Drugs
January 2018
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