Health
Smoking cigarettes can lead to the loss of eyesight. True or False?
True. Smoking can lead to cataracts, the number one cause of vision loss in the world.
True or False:
Hookah smoke is better for you than cigarette smoke and not addictive.
False – In a single Hookah session, users are exposed to up to 9 times the carbon monoxide and 1.7 times the nicotine of a single cigarette. (per CDC)
Quitting smoking has been linked to helping with symptoms of what mental health disorder?
Depression
What do tobacco companies add to e-cigarettes to make it more appealing to the youth?
Flavoring
Cigarettes
Nicotine withdrawal from smoking cessation usually will last this long? (in weeks)
Most e-cigs contain addictive nicotine, carcinogens found in cigarettes, and toxic metal nanoparticles from the device itself. True or False?
True
Approximately how much money, in thousands, can a one pack per day smoker save in a year by quitting smoking?
$4000
The average price for a pack of cigarettes in New York. is $11.96. A one pack per day smoker can save $84 per week, $359 per month and $4,366 per year by quitting smoking.
Nearly 9 out of 10 adults who smoke cigarettes daily first try smoking by age 18.
What is a safe level of second hand smoke?
There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Even brief exposure can trigger harmful changes in the cardiovascular system that increases risk of heart attack or stroke.
In the US, secondhand smoke kills about 50,000 people each year (per 2010 study from WHO).
Disappearance of nausea and dizziness despite repeated tobacco use is an indication of this
Tolerance
E-Cigarettes have recently been found to cause multiple lung related illnesses. True or False?
True.
"e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury,” or EVALI.
True or False
Quitting smoking can lead to mental health problems due to the stress associated with quitting.
False
Studies have shown evidence that quitting smoking can lead to improved mental health outcomes among people with and without mental health disorders.
(Wu AD, Gao M, Aveyard P, Taylor G. Smoking Cessation and Changes in Anxiety and Depression in Adults With and Without Psychiatric Disorders. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(5):e2316111. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16111 )
True or False:
In NYC, 3 of 10 community districts with highest tobacco retailer rates are in the Bronx
True
(NYC Community Health Profiles, 2015.)
True or False:
Second hand smoke increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
True
Second hand smoke can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), low birth weight, respiratory and ear infections, and more severe asthma attacks.
Nicotine withdrawal from smoking cessation usually begins within 24 hours, and peaks at this time after cessation (in days)
2-3 days
E-cigarettes are now the most commonly used form of tobacco product among what age group?
Teenagers
Smoking cigarettes causes what symptoms related to mental illnesses:
a. difficulty concentrating
b. irritability
c. stress
d. all of the above
e. all of the above
True or False:
8,000 NYC public high school students currently smoke cigarettes; one-third of whom will die prematurely as a direct result of smoking
True
(New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2019.)
Which NYC borough has the highest adult smoking rate?
Staten Island (11.9)
Bronx is in second place at 11.7
(per New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Community Health Survey 2022.)
It is unusual to rare for an individual to start smoking after this age
21
E-cigs are used to help lower nicotine cravings and, ultimately, help smokers quit smoking. True or False?
False.
E-cigarettes are not an FDA-approved quit aid, and there is no conclusive scientific evidence on the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for long-term smoking cessation.
Smoking increases a persons risk of developing Dementia, a brain disease linked to memory disorders such as Alzheimer's. True or False?
True
Approximately how much do the largest cigarette and smokeless tobacco companies spend on advertising and promotional expenses combined in the United States.
Around 8 billion dollars a year
(~23 million a day)
New York has made it illegal to smoke while driving in a car with a child under the age of 14 years old. True or False?
True.
Section 1399-o of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read: 5. a. prohibits smoking in vehicles while children under 14 are present.