Smokeless
Smoking
Alternatives
Statistics
Ingredients
100
Are smokeless tobaccos a safe alternative to cigarettes?
no
100
When was the cigarette invented?
Over 2,000 years ago, South American Cultures began using tobacco. Brazilian people invented cigarettes by rolling tobacco leaves in paper
100
Are alternative cigarettes, such as an E-cigarette, a safe alternative.
No, studies find that these products, when in use have know cancer causing agents.
100
How many americans who smoke, want to quit, but cannot?
Of the 45 million Americans who smoke, 70 percent say they want to quit.
100
What is the drug inside all forms of tobacco that is responsible for the addiction?
Nicotine
200
How many cancer causing agents do smokeless tobacco contain?
28 carcinogens
200
Do cigars have the same chemicals as cigarettes?
Most of the same cancer-causing chemicals that are found in cigarettes are present in cigars too.
200
What are two products on the market, used to get the nicotine fix, but designed to help you quit smoking and smokeless tobacco?
Gum that contains nicotine to wean users off the substance, and a nicotine patch, also designed to make uses less reliant on nicotine.
200
What is the number of nonsmokers who die from lung cancer every year in the United States?
Secondhand smoke kills about 3,000 nonsmokers each year from lung cancer.
200
What chemical is inside cigarettes that is used to kill rats, and was used in WWII as a genocidal agent?
Hydrogen Cyanide
300
What other problems does smokeless tobacco pose other than cancer?
Smokeless tobacco is associated with recession of the gums, gum disease, and tooth decay.
300
What effect does smoking have when pregnant?
Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of miscarriages, stillbirths, and premature labor.
300
Are there any prescription strength nicotine replacements?
Nicotine nasal spray and the nicotine inhaler are available by prescription
300
How many years of your life does smoking a pack a day take off?
People who smoke a pack a day die on average die 7 years earlier than people who have never smoked.
300
How many chemicals are inhaled with every puff of a cigarette?
Cigarette smoke contains nearly 4,000 chemicals.
400
Do youth that use smokeless tobacco have a higher risk of trying other forms of tobacco?
Adolescents who use smokeless tobacco are more likely to become cigarette smokers
400
What is a Tracheostomy?
A tracheostomy is sometimes necessary in heavy smokers, when cancer in the throat or larynx. Because of the cancer users have to get part of the throat removed and need a new direct like to the lungs. To get this direct line to the lungs they have to cut a hole in the neck to breath through.
400
What is a common reason why smokers and non smokers choose not to try nicotine replacements?
A common reason is the cost, but in the long run your health is more important than the cost
400
How many infants and young children are affected by second hand smoke?
Secondhand smoke causes up to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) in infants and young children each year.
400
What chemical within cigarettes is also responsible for preserving dead bodies?
Formaldehyde
500
What problems does smokeless tobacco have on the reproductive health.
With woman smokeless tobacco use during pregnancy increases the risks for preeclampsia (i.e., a condition that may include high blood pressure, fluid retention, and swelling), premature birth, and low birth weight. With men smokeless tobacco use by men causes reduced sperm count and abnormal sperm cells.
500
How many kids under 18, smoke in the United States today?
It is estimated that around 4.5 adolescents smoke today in the U.S.
500
What are the chances for quitting using nicotine patches?
Nicotine patches double your chances for quitting smoking.
500
How many people loose their lives to smoking-related causes every day?
Every day 1,200 Americans die from smoking-related illnesses.
500
How many know cancer causing agents are there in cigarettes?
About 40
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