Facts
Effects on the Body
Addiction and Withdrawal
True or False
Environmental Effects
100
What is the legal age to purchase tobacco or nicotine products?
21 years old. This includes cigarettes, vapes, and nicotine pouches.
100
Name one effect of vaping on the lungs
Harms airways, destroys air sacs, increases chances for lung cancer, leads to more mucus production.
100
What brain chemical plays a major role in nicotine addiction?
Dopamine.
100
Non-nicotine vapes are better for you.
False. Many of the cancer causing chemicals in vapes are not caused by nicotine.
100
Many vapes are packaged in this material, which does not ever go away.
Plastic
200
Name one metal present inside of vapes
tin, nickel, lead
200
Name one effect of tobacco on the mouth
Bad breath, mouth dryness, yellowing teeth, increase risk of cancer, gum recession and thinning.
200
What are 3 symptoms of nicotine toxicity?
Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache, sweating, rapid heartbeat, and shakiness.
200
Nicotine pouches like Zyn are less addictive than vapes.
False. Nicotine pouches can contain high levels of nicotine and can be highly addictive.
200
What is the most littered plastic in the world
Cigarette butts
300
Nicotine advertisements target youth. Name a manner of this targeting
Flavors like candies or sweet things, using social media to advertise, bright attention grabbing colors.
300
Name one effect of nicotine on the heart
Causes increased blood pressure, heart rate and circulatory demands. This is because it stiffens and shrinks the blood vessel size making the heart work harder. Nicotine increases a person's risk of having a heart attack.
300
Why are teens more likely to become addicted to nicotine than adults?
Because the brain is not fully developed and nicotine hi-jacks the brain developing process.
300
Even if no one is around when an individual smokes, the effects of second and third hand smoke still harm others.
True. Harmful particles remain in the air and eventually settle onto surfaces and stays in dust.
300
Vapes often use lithium ion batteries, which can cause what if disposed of improperly?
Fires and explosions. It is NOT safe to dispose of vapes in the household trash. They should be disposed of where hazardous waste is stored.
400
How many cigarettes worth of nicotine can be found high nicotine vape?
About 590 cigarettes.
400
Name one effect of nicotine on the skin
Wrinkling, thinning skin, aging quickly.
400
Draw the addiction cycle.
400
Vapes produce water vapor
False. What they actually produce is called aerosol, the vapes contain a lot more than just water!
400
True or False: 250,000 football fields worth of trees are lost each year due to cigarette production.
False. Instead, 377,000 football fields worth of trees are lost.
500
How much is the annual tobacco industry spending on marketing its products nationwide
$8.6 billion ($23.5 million each day)
500
Name one effect of nicotine on the teenage brain.
Addiction, more for the teen than adult. Depression, difficulty regulating emotions, increased anxiety and stress, inability to focus. Is also associated with ADHD.
500
Name 2 of the impacts of withdrawing from nicotine.
Insomnia, irritability, headaches, changes in mood, cravings to smoke, etc.
500
Nicotine was once used as a pesticide
True. However, it was banned in 2014 due to the risk of contamination of agriculture.
500
How does tobacco impact the environment?
Tobacco harms the environment by cutting down trees, using large amounts of water and harmful pesticides, and creating toxic waste that pollutes our land and water.