Symptoms of Tobacco Use Disorder

If you experience any of these symptoms, do not assume it is due to tobacco use disorder. These symptoms may be caused by other health conditions. If you experience any one of them, see your physician.

• Nicotine “highs”
  • Increase in blood pressure, respiration, and heart rate
  • Hyperglycemia (abnormally high blood sugar level)
• Nicotine withdrawal
  • Irritability
  • Craving
  • Thinking and attention problems
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Increased appetite
  • Nervousness
  • Headache
• Tobacco-related health problems:
  • Smoker’s cough
  • Hot flashes in women * ⁶
  • Cancer, including cancers of the larynx (voice box) , oral cavity, throat , esophagus , lung , and colon .
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Emphysema
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Miscarriage , premature delivery , stillbirth, infant death, low birth weight, or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
• Tobacco-related social problems

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A study involving over 100,000 women found that smoking is associated with a shorter life span. After five years of quitting smoking, though, women had a reduced chance of dying compared to those who continued smoking.