Definitions to Know
Smoke Screen
How Tobacco Affects the Body
Tobacco Dangers By the Numbers
Butts or No Butts?
100
The substance found in tobacco that is a highly addictive drug
What is nicotine?
100
The dark black substance found in cigarette smoke that coats smokers’ lungs- making it hard for them to breath
What is tar?
100
Lines in smokers’ faces caused by prolonged smoking
What are wrinkles?
100
The age that the average smoker begins smoking
What is 14 or 14 and 1/2?
100
These 2 body parts turn yellow after prolonged use of cigarettes
What are teeth and fingernails?
200
Tobacco that is sniffed through the nose or chewed
What is smokeless tobacco? (will also accept chewing tobacco or snuff or dip)
200
Performance in sports and cardiovascular endurance will decline with this behavior
What is smoking?
200
The drug in tobacco that speeds up the heart rate and other organs
What is nicotine?
200

The average amount of nicotine (in milligrams, mg) in a cigar

100-200mg

200
Tobacco use can cause problems for your mental/emotional health and your social health as well as this part of your health
What is physical health?
300
Smoke inhaled by nearby nonsmokers
What is second hand smoke?
300
A smoking-related disease that causes deadly tumors in the lungs.
What is lung cancer?
300
A common lung disease that smokers can get that starts with an E
What is emphysema?
300

How much nicotine (in milligrams, mg) is in a cigarette?

10-12mg

300
The majority of teens these days smoke cigarettes (true or false)
What is FALSE!
400
Carcinogens (which are in tobacco products) can cause this illness
What is cancer?
400
Smoking increases the risk of this #1 cause of death among adults in America
What is heart disease?
400
Irritability, shaking, lack of concentration and a sick feeling can result from these symptoms when a smoker needs a cigarette
What are nicotine withdrawal symptoms?
400

The percentage of students in Middle & High school that reported use of tobacco products in  2024.

8.1%

400
A condition that happens to smokers after using tobacco for a short while, which will make them crave tobacco more and more and make quitting is very, very difficult- even impossible for some
What is addiction?
500
A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that passes through the lungs into the blood
What is carbon monoxide?
500
A smoking related health emergency caused by a blockage of blood vessels in the brain, which can cause brain damage or death
What is a stroke?
500
Mouth cancer, throat cancer, stomach ulcers, tooth discoloration, and gum disease result from this nasty habit (not cigarette smoking)
What is using smokeless tobacco? (or chewing tobacco)
500

The ballpark number of chemical ingredients in cigarettes & cigarette smoke 

7000

500
If a woman smokes while she is pregnant, her baby is more at risk for this problem
What is premature birth, or low birth weight?
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