Vaping Tobacco
True or False: Vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes because vaping has no harmful chemicals.
False
Name one short term side effect you SEE smokers dealing with?
(coughing, short breath, problems with physical exertion)
True or False: Teen smokers are less likely to have panic attacks, anxiety and depression after smoking?
False
True or False: A person who uses smokeless tobacco is at increased risk for brain damage?
True
True or False: When vaping marijuana, cancer-causing substances like tar may be released and absorbed into your system.
True
This organ is most directly damaged by vaoping since it's where the aerosol particles settle and cause inflammation.
The Lungs
How many seconds does it take nicotine to affect your brain after you inhale? (Answer must be within 5 seconds)
8 seconds
Name one thing that can happen to a smoker’s appearance over time?
(wrinkles, yellow hands, yellow teeth)
Name 2 places in the body a person who uses smokeless tobacco is at risk of getting cancer?
(lips, tongue, mouth, cheeks, lining of stomach, esophagus and bladder)
Youth who use e-cigarettes are how many times more likely to use cannabis than those who don't.
3x
True or False: Vaping water vapor is harmless to your lungs.
(False- it contains aerosols)
How long will it be after smoking a cigarette before smokers want to light up again? (Answer must be within 5 minutes)
30 minutes
Name two types of cancer smoking can cause?
(lung, mouth, throat, esophageal, bladder, kidney, stomach, breast and pancreas)
What happens to a person’s heart rate when they use smokeless tobacco which puts them at risk of heart attacks?
(Increased heart rate-blood pumps harder)
Vaping devices and concentrates (dabs, wax) often far higher levels of WHAT than traditional cannabis, leading to more intense physical and psychological effects.
THC (up to 90%)
Some e-cigarettes may contain as much nicotine as how many packs of cigarettes (answer must be within 5)
20
How many cigarettes does a teenager smoke in a month before showing signs of addiction? (Answer must be within 5)
7 cigarettes
Smoking is related to the following diseases: Bronchial Disease, Respiratory Infections, Heart Disease and Emphysema which is an irreversible condition in which the air sacs in what body part are damaged?
The Lungs
Name 2 short term effects of using smokeless tobacco?
(cracking and bleeding gums, bad breath, yellow teeth, mouth sores)
High-potency vaping is associated with increased risks of severe mental health issues, particularly in adolescent brains. Name 2
psychosis, depression, anxiety, and impaired memory or cognitive function,
Vaping can cause bronchiolitus obliterans, also known as WHAT, which makes it hard to breathe.
Popcorn Lung
What happens to your lungs immediately after smoking?
(constricts, squeezes your airways, decreasing lung function)
Name one health problem caused by secondhand smoke in people who do NOT smoke:
(Coronary heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, reproductive health problem, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory infections, ear infections, and asthma attacks in infants and children)
What is the reason a person who uses smokeless tobacco loses their teeth?
Receding Gums
When vaping marijuana, THC is absorbed into your bloodstream and carried to your brain where it negatively impacts this important brain function necessary for learning.
Memory & Thinking