What is SWAT?
What does SWAT stand for?
Student Working Against Tobacco
Which form of tobacco/nicotine is most popular among teens.
Vapes
What is the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products in the United States?
21 years
What happens to the teeth of those who smoke?
They can yellow and cavities can form.
Smoking relieves stress. True or False?
False
What is SWAT’s mission?
SWAT is Florida’s statewide youth organization working to mobilize, educate and equip Florida youth to revolt against and deglamorize the tobacco industry. SWAT is a united movement of empowered youth working towards a tobacco free future.
Name 5 forms tobacco comes in
Cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, vapes, etc.
Where must tobacco be kept in stores?
Behind the counter or in restricted areas
Which irreversible, tobacco related lung-disease causes persistent coughing, shortness of breath, and inflammation of the lungs.
Bronchiolitis obliterans(popcorn lung)
Doctor used to recommend smoking to their patients. True or False?
True
Who can join SWAT?
Anyone in middle school or high school is eligible to join SWAT.
Which form of tobacco is hazardous?
All tobacco products are hazardous.
What’s the punishment for someone caught smoking in a restricted area?
Ejection or fines
Cigarettes contain at least 70 carcinogens. True or False?
True
When was SWAT founded?
March of 1998/1998
Name one major health risk associated with smoking/vaping other than cancer.
Heart disease, stroke, COPD, respiratory infections, etc.
What’s the penalty for store selling tobacco to a minor?
Fines and/or license suspension
What serious condition can tobacco use increase the risk of by causing high blood pressure and damage to blood vessels?
A stroke
What are some ways SWAT reaches out to youth?
Posters, flyers, social media, etc
Where does nicotine come from?
Tobacco plants
What federal agency was granted authority to regulate tobacco products in 2009?
The FDA
Which irreversible, tobacco related lung-disease causes persistent coughing, shortness of breath, and inflammation of the lungs.
Bronchiolitis obliterans(Popcorn Lung)