CHEM 183 Lecture Notes - Aspirin, Streptomyces Aureofaciens, Rosuvastatin

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 183
• Professor: David Harpp

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If people stopped smoking, the average life span in north america would go up 10 years. In north america, smoking causes 400k deaths annually (eczema, lung cancer) November 12, 1492: columbus discovered natives rolling leaves called tabbagos. Jean nicot: introduced tobacco to france. (nicotine) Tobacco resuscitator 1774 for reviving persons apparently dead (for drunk people) Because tobacco smoke was too harsh, so pipes also had a long stem. Chewing tobacco: very popular in na during colonial times. 2000 cigarettes/minute: more people could afford cigarettes now. Early 1900"s; flue-curing process, so cigarette smoke became less harsh. Due to these two circumstances, people started smoking more and inhaling the smoke. 2mg required to retain dependency (people who are addicted need. Long term effects: nicotine problem on heart, carbon monoxide ties onto haemoglobin, the number 1 cause of death associated with smoking is not lung cancer: it is heart disease. Rene leveque and his wife both smoked and died from heart disease.