Infants and small children whose parents smoke in front of them are more likely to have colds and lung problems. True or false? If true, name a specific lung problem.
What is True.
Examples of lung problems:
-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)
-emphysema
-chronic bronchitus
-pneumonia
100
What is mainstream smoke?
What is the smoke exhaled straight from a smokers lungs into the air.
100
Name two substances found in tobacco smoke.
What is Nicotine, Carbon Monoxide, Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Cyanide, Lead, Arsenic, and Tar.
(In all, over 4 000 different chemical compounds.)
100
Besides just “saying no”, how else can you refuse cigarettes? Explain one way to refuse.
What is a broken record – keep saying no. Suggest an alternative activity, change the subject, or leave the situation.
100
What is the program launched to promote health and prevent disease nationwide?
What is Healthy People 2010.
200
List three physical problems that cigarette smoke can cause if you (a non-smoker) are in the same room with someone who is smoking.
What is reddening, itching, or watering of the eyes. Wheezing, coughing, colds, earaches, or asthma. Can ruin senses of smell and taste over time.
200
What is the definition of carbon monoxide?
What is a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns.
200
On average, how much do you think a one pack per day smoker spend each year on cigarettes? Is it 500, 1,000,2,000 or 3,500 dollars?
What is 3,500 dollars per year on cigarettes.
200
What is peer pressure?
Peer pressure refers to the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behavior in order to "fit in".
200
What is one consequence of using tobacco, especially for teens?
What are legal consequences, financial consequences, and social consequences.
300
Smoking makes the heart beat faster. True or False?
Bonus(100 points)
* Name the chemical responsible for this.
What is True.
BONUS Answer:
Nicotine (This substance makes your blood vessels narrower). Hence your heart has to beat harder to get blood.
300
What is the definition of addiction?
What is a psychological or physical need for a drug or other substance.
300
List three reasons why kids try smoking.
What is weight control, rebellion, boredom, independence, curiosity, peer acceptance, advertising, and stress.
300
What are two strategies for preventing use of tobacco?
What is the choice of friends who dont use tobacco,avoid situations where tobacco may be used, and practice and use refusal skills.
300
What is the name of the harmful effect of smokeless tobacco that irritates the mouths tissues and causes spots that can turn into oral cancer?
What is Leukoplakia.
400
Name one short-term health effect of smoking.
What is stuffy nose, lungs receive less oxygen, faster breathing, faster heartbeat, increased blood pressure, coughing, decrease in skin temperature.
400
What is the definition of withdrawal?
What is the unpleasant symptoms that someone experiences when he or she stops using an addictive substance.
400
People die from breathing in environmental tobacco smoke. True or false?
Bonus(200 points)
*What is the average number of nonsmoking Americans that die from environmental tobacco smoke each year?
What is true.
* Bonus:
Each year, because of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, an estimated 3,000 nonsmoking Americans die of lung cancer, and 300,000 children suffer from lower respiratory tract infections.
400
What are two factors that reduce tobacco use among teens?
What are antismoking campaigns, financial cost, societal pressures, and family influence.
400
Nicotine is classified as a _______ or drug that increases the action of the nervous system,the heart, and other organs.
What is a stimulant.
500
What is one effect on the baby, when a mother smokes during pregnancy?
What is women who use tobacco during pregnancy are more likely to have adverse birth outcomes, including babies with low birth weight, which is linked with an increased risk of infant death and with a variety of infant health disorders.
500
What is the definition of sidestream smoke?
What is smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.
500
After how long will your heart rate slow down after quitting smoking?
What is 20 minutes.
500
Name two strategies that a person who is trying to give up tobacco can use.
What is engage in pysical activity,replace tobacco with healthy alternatives,and set a target date for quittting.
500
What are two benefits of living tobacco free?
What is a decreased risk of lung cancer/heart disease/stroke. Also, improves cardiovascular endurance and lung function.