Cigarette smokers are addicted to ________.
a) tar
b) carbon monoxide
c) nicotine
d) standing outside in the rain
c) nicotine
100
Nicotine directly stimulates the feelings of _______ in the brain.
Pleasure
100
True/False. Puff for puff, smoking marijuana may increase the risk of cancer more than smoking tobacco does.
True
100
True/False. Opening a window, sitting in a separate area, or using ventilation eliminates secondhand smoke exposure.
False. The only way to fully protect yourself and loved ones from the dangerous chemicals in secondhand smoke is through 100 percent smoke-free environments. The single best way to protect your family is to quit smoking.
100
Name at least two treatments that can help reduce the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
Gum, Patches, Sprays, Inhalers, Medication
200
Smoking cigarettes changes _________________________.
a) the amount of a brain chemical that allows us to experience pleasure
b) the amount of blood that flows to the brain
c) the number of things we worry about
d) the amount of money in your pocket
a and/or d) Nicotine boosts the amount of a brain chemical called dopamine. At first, this produces feelings of pleasure. But soon, the person who smokes needs nicotine just to feel normal. Cigarettes cost a lot of $$$.
200
In the brain, nicotine locks into receptors on neurons making the smoker feel __________.
a) irritable
b) sleepy
c) alert and satisfied
d) angry
c) Nicotine is similar in size and shape as brain chemicals that regulate feelings of alertness and pleasure or satisfaction.
200
True/False Marijuana smokers can develop phlegm and a daily cough.
True
200
More than ______ million Americans are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke at home, at work, and in enclosed public spaces.
a) 100
b) 126
c) 175
b) 126
200
When quitting, what are two things you can do to help your body speed up the process of removing the toxins such as nicotine?
Drink water & exercise. When it comes to ridding your body of toxins, water is your best friend. The more water you drink, the faster toxins such as nicotine leave your body. Since it speeds up your body's metabolism, exercise can make the process even faster. So just by drinking water and working out, you can help your body rid itself of the nicotine.
300
Tobacco use can be contributed to about ________ deaths in the United States each year.
a) 50,000
b) 100,000
c) 440,000
d) 20,000,000
c) Tobacco use causes more illnesses and death than all other addicting drugs combined. In fact, it can be attributed to about 443,000 deaths in the United States each year.
300
Name at least three nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Irritability, Craving, Cognitive and Attention Deficits, Sleep Disturbances, Increased Appetite
300
Name 2 diseases to which chronic marijuana smokers are vulnerable.
Bronchitis, Emphysema, Bronchial Asthma
300
Secondhand smoke can cause ______ ______ and ______ ______ in nonsmoking adults.
Heart Disease and Lung Cancer. Breathing secondhand smoke for even a short time increases risk for those diseases.
300
Within _____ of quitting, blood pressure goes down and chances of heart attack decrease.
a) 6 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 3 days
d) 1 week
b) within 24 hours of quitting
400
Cigarette smoke contains _________ chemicals.
a) 6,000
b) 4,000
c) 400
d) 25
b) The addictive drug, nicotine, is only one of 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of them, such as tar and carbon monoxide, are toxic and cause diseases such as cancer.
400
Nicotine stimulates the release of a chemical messenger in the brain called _________.
Dopamine. Dopamine is the source of both feelings of pleasure and the desire to repeat behaviors that led to pleasure--in this case, smoking.
400
In 2001, what percent of 12th graders were using pot?
a) 10%
b) 37%
c) 42%
d) 75%
b) 37 % The excuse that "everyone's doing it" isn't true. There are plenty of peers that aren't using pot.
400
Almost ____ million children in the United States under the age of six breathe secondhand smoke at home at least four days per week.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
c) Almost 3 million.
400
Name at least four long-term health benefits of quitting smoking.
Lower blood pressure, Decreased chance of Heart Attack, Lower risk of stroke, lung and other cancers, Lower risk of coronary heart disease
500
After a puff of a cigarette, nicotine is in the brain in ______ seconds.
a) 6
b) 8
c) 10
d) 12
e) 80
b) After a person inhales cigarette smoke, nicotine enters the blood in the lungs, goes through the heart and is pumped to the brain, a journey that takes only 8 seconds.
500
If you smoke a pack a day or more and quit cold turkey, how long can traces of nicotine remain in your bloodstream?
a) 8 days
b) 15 days
c) 20 days
d) 30 days
e) 3 months
d) 30 days. One cigarette delivers about 1 mg of nicotine to your body. So someone who smokes an entire pack of cigarettes (20) a day will have much more nicotine in his system than someone who smokes only five cigarettes. In other words, the more you smoke and the more often you do so, the more nicotine remains in your body.
500
Marijuana smoke contains _________ percent more cancer-causing chemicals than tobacco smoke.
a) 10 to 30
b) 50 to 70
c) 60 to 80
d) 70 to 90
b) 50 to 70
500
Name at least four things secondhand smoke can cause in children.
Show me the money! At current Utah prices & if you smoked a pack a day, quitting smoking would give you an extra ________ per month.
a) 20 dollars
b) 100 dollars
c) 200 dollars
d) 400 dollars
e) hot date
c) 200 dollars, maybe e) a hot date if you're lucky. This assumes a pack of cigarettes is between $6-7, & you know how to play the dating scene. You could use your extra 200 bucks on your hot date! Or, think of all the other things you could get with $200 a month just by quitting?