Basics
The addictive drug in tobacco.
What is Nicotine?
Men who smoke are more likely to experience this.
What is erectile dysfunction?
Passive smoking.
What is second hand smoke?
Nicotine patch, gum and lozenge.
What are over the counter nicotine replacement therapies that are readily available to aid in quitting smoking?
90% of cases of lung cancer.
What smoking causes?
About 6 cents.
The cost of a pack of cigarettes for the tobacco company.
Happens within 20 minutes of quitting smoking.
What is blood pressure and pulse goes back to normal?
Opening windows, using fans and air fresheners.
What are methods people use that do not protect non-smokers from passive smoking?
The date you set in advance to stop smoking.
What is your quit date?
1 out of every five deaths per year.
The odorless, colorless gas produced when smoking tobacco.
What is Carbon Monoxide?
The risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half.
What is one year after quitting smoking?
Increased ear infections, colds, and respiratory problems.
What effects passive smoking has on babies and children?
Nicotine inhaler and nasal spray.
What are the two nicotine replacement therapies that require a prescription?
DDT, Acetone, Ammonia, Hydrogen Cyanide and Cadmium to name a few.
What are some off the known poisons found in tobacco smoke?
430,000 people.
What is the number of people killed in the United States by tobacco each year.
These folks are twice as likely to die from stroke or heart attack.
Who are smokers?
53,000 people.
Buproprion/Wellbutrin and Varenicline/Chantix.
What are the two approved medications for helping cut cravings for nicotine dependence?
The single event that created more tobacco smokers than any other event in modern history.
What is World War I?
3,000,000 people.
What is the number of people killed by tobacco each year in the world?
Higher medication dosage, medications not working as well, and experiencing more side effects from the medication.
What are the effects of tobacco tars on the liver?
Seeps in from other units and common areas used for smoking.
How passive smoke can impact up to 80 million people a year who live in multi-unit housing?
After this, your chances of lung cancer death and stroke are cut in half.
What is 5 years after quitting smoking?
The leading cancer killer of women in the U.S.
What is smoking caused lung cancer?