fun facts
Why is it harder to recover from healing if you smoke
It stunts the healing process with your body by reducing blood flow
What’s the most popular reason for starting in teens
Peer pressure
Which organ is most impacted by smoking?
Lungs
What free service helps teens quit smoking
A quitline
What term is used to describe the smell the lingers after smoking
Smoke smell
How many minutes of your life are taken away by one cigarette
11 minutes
What emotion do teens attempt to calm by smoking
Stress or anxiety
What physical activity is reduced by smoking
Endurance
What treatment uses patches to deliver controlled nicotine
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
What happens to a teens sense of smell or taste after smoking a couple weeks
It becomes diluted
What poisonous gas is in every cigarette
Carbon monoxide
Where to teen most commonly get the impression that smoking is chill
Tv shows or movies
Teens who smoke can gain what lung diseases
Asthma or bronchitis
What vital sign can decrease to normal after quitting for 20 minutes
Heart rate
Besides lung cancer, what breathing problem may occur after a couple months of teenage smoking
Chronic cough
About how many cancer causing chemicals lie in the smoke of a cigarette (closest within 5)
Roughly 70
What flavours in e-cigarettes are most appealing to teens
Fruit candy or dessert
Which body system is harmed by smoking (hint: it pumps blood)
Cardiovascular system
What benefits can come of 10-15 years of not smoking
Your risk of heart desease is the same as if you never smoked
What skin problem may start or enhance from smoking
Acne and pimples
What substance in cigarettes causes addiction
What term is used to describe the idea that teens do by gain any negative impacts from smoking
Invincibility fallacy
What tiny lung structures when damaged cause a “smokers cough”
The cilia
What percentage chance is there of not getting a smoking related disease if quitting before 30
Over 90%
How did smoking affect a teens voice
It becomes deeper and more raspy