Consumo de tabaco y dependencia a la nicotina en estudiantes de enfermería de una institución de educación superior de la ciudad de Barranquilla

Abstract

Tobacco use is a risk practice that negatively impacts public health globally. Smoking is responsible for multiple conditions such as lung cancer, COPD, cardiovascular diseases, among others. Such diseases represent high rates of morbidity and mortality in the world population. Among the challenges in the fight against smoking is the dependence generated by nicotine, an alkaloid present in tobacco. The exploration of the practice of tobacco consumption and the establishment of the level of nicotine dependence can contribute to the orientation of effective and timely measures of primary and secondary prevention.