Alaska Tobacco Facts
When was tobacco first introduced to Alaska? Was it...
A. During the time of the Bering Sea Ice and Land Bridge.
B. The 1700's, during the Russian fur trade.
C. The 1800's, during the Gold Rush.
D. The 1900's, when Alaska became a State.
What is B. During the 1700's when the Russians came to Alaska for Fur Trade.*
*According to information provided by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
A. 23%
B. 35%
C. 46%
D. 52%
D.
C. 46%
According to Alaska State Law what is the minimum to purchase tobacco products?
A. 18 years old
B. 19 years old
C. 21 years old
D. 25 years old
B. 19 years old is the minimum age to purchase tobacco, however ever the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Anchorage is 21 years old!
Marijuana is also known as what?
Cannabis.
What program can adults call to quit tobacco?
The Alaska Tobacco Quitline. 1-800-784-8669
What is a popular smokeless tobacco that some Alaskan Native communities use?
What is Iq'mik.
What is the most popular form of tobacco that teens use?
A. Chewing
B. Cigarettes
C. Vaping
D. Cigars and Cigarillos
C. Vaping
What is the fine for purchasing tobacco products under the age of 19?
A. $100 Fine
B. $250 Fine
C. $350 Fine
D. $500 Fine
D. $500 Fine
What is the chemical in Marijuana that causes the user to feel high?
What is TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL also known as THC.
What Program can teenagers and youth call to quit tobacco?
Live Vape Free. Text VapeFree to 873373.
When did Alaska adopt a smoke free workplace policy?
A. 2018
B. 2019
C. 2020
D. 2021
A. 2018
Interesting fact the first state to incorporate a smoke free workplace law was Delaware in 2002.
How many teens reported having tried the use of regular tobacco cigarettes in the youth risk and behavior survey of 2019?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 26%
D. 28%
What is D. 28%
What is the minimum age to purchase marijuana products?
A. 18 years old
B. 19 years old
C. 21 years old
D. 25 years old
C. 21 years old.
When did Alaska first make marijuana legal for recreational use?
What is 2015 for recreational use.
Interesting fact: marijuana first became legal for medical use in 1998.
True or False: Vaping is one way to try and quit using tobacco?
What is False, vaping is just as addictive and potentially more addictive than other forms of tobacco.
How many Alaskans die of health complications associated with tobacco use each year?
A. 250
B. 400
C. 700
D. 1,350
What is C. 700
According to the State of Alaska Tobacco Program Survey in 2019, how many youth believed that vaping was a safer form of tobacco use?
A. 74%
B. 52%
C. 44%
D. 21%
What is A. 74%
If a youth is caught vaping or smoking on school property in the Anchorage School District, what are the consequences?
A. In school suspension and write on the Black Board 500 times "I'll never smoke or chew again."
B. Indefinite School Suspension...forever.
C. Ten-day school suspension with a $500.
D. Consequences...what consequences?
What is C. Ten-day school suspension with a $500.
What chemical was associated with Evali in 2019?
What is Vitamin E Acetate.
Interesting fact, Vitamin E Acetate is a synthetic form of Vitamin E used to treat and prevent lack of Vitamin E in the body. Most people with a normal diet to not need the synthetic form of Vitamin E.
What are the average attempts it takes someone to quit tobacco?
A. 1 attepmt...COLD TURKEY
B. 8 to 11 attempts
C. Only one more and then done...
D. 40 attempts
What is B. 8 to 11 attempts according to the CDC.
What is the estimated amount of money spent on marketing tobacco products in Alaska each year?
A. $1 million (said in a Dr. Evil voice)
B. $17.5 million
C. $25 million
D. Too much money to count...it's that much!
What is B. $17.5 million.
A. 26%
B. 45%
C. 77%
D. 89%
What is C. 77% of teens thought their parents would think it was wrong to smoke cigarettes.
What is the penalty to vendors for selling tobacco products to minors?
A. Monetary depending on amount of tobacco sold.
B. Vendor shuts down permanently.
C. Monetary fine and business license suspended.
D. Nothing
C. Monetary fines with business license suspended.
Alaska Statute: AS 43.70.075(B)
True or False: Secondhand Marijuana puts out more particulate matter then secondhand cigarette smoke?
What is True.
Interesting fact: The average PM2.5 emission rate of the pre-rolled marijuana joints was found to be 3.5 times the average emission rate of Marlboro tobacco cigarettes, the most popular US cigarette brand.
Where can you go to find resources to help you quit marijuana?
What is SAMHSA Treatment Locator at www.findtreatment.gov or call (800)662-HELP