Tobacco Products
The addictive, toxic substance present in all tobacco products is called ____.
What is Nicotine.
A ______ is a cancer-causing agent.
What is Carcinogen?
Smoking a cigarette "just to try it" is an example of behavior in the first stage of substance abuse called ______.
What is Experimentation?
Which of the following treatment options involves lessening withdrawal symptoms and cravings by gradually reducing nicotine intake in the body?
What is Nicotine Replacement?
Choosing to play basketball with friends instead of smoking a cigarette when experiencing a nicotine craving is an example of _______.
What is Response Substitution?
Which of the following is not a form of smokeless tobacco?
What is Hookah?
True or False? Exposure to secondhand smoke does not have major health consequences.
A ______ occurs when a smoker needs to consume larger amounts of nicotine to experience the same effects that nicotine provided in the past.
What is Tolerance?
A technique that involves trying to avoid tempting situations and manage feelings that lead to nicotine use is called _____.
What is Stimulus Control?
True or False? The U.S. government requires all cigarette packs to have warning labels stating the health risks associated with smoking.
What is True?
Explain the difference between psychological dependence and physical dependence.
What is physical dependence—the body requires a substance to function “normally”; psychological dependence—a person thinks he or she needs a substance to feel “normal”?
Having your clothes smell like cigarette smoke is an example of a ____ cost of smoking.
The influence of peers on an individual is called ______ pressure.
What is Peer?
If you had a close friend or family member who smoked, how might you advise him or her to quit smoking?
What is talk about other things to do, talk about the risks associated, discuss positive things for your body for quitting, etc.
Identify 2 Government-Based Strategies used to discourage tobacco use.
What is bans on sale of tobacco products, bans on smoking in public places, high taxes on cigarettes, required warning labels on packaging?
How do parents' behavior and attitudes about tobacco influence their children's future decisions about tobacco use?
What is Parents can either encourage or discourage teens from experimenting with tobacco; teens may not want to disappoint their parents or violate their expectations, etc?
Explain how the banning of smoking in public areas has affected both smokers and nonsmokers.
What is reduces available places to smoke for smokers; reduces exposure to secondhand smoke for nonsmokers?
Many of the people who began smoking decades ago were unaware of the addictive power and the negative health consequences of tobacco use. Most people today know about these dangers, yet some still choose to smoke. Why might a person choose to smoke today?
What is the same effects caused by nicotine use?
Marc is hanging out with a group of friends who begin to smoke cigarettes. They pressure Marc to try one, but he is interested in smoking. What skills can Marc use to respond to this situation?
What is Marc may use refusal skills to communicate his decision not to smoke; he may also use literacy and critical thinking skills to see past misleading media messages regarding smoking, etc
Define adrenaline. How does nicotine affect adrenaline and the body?
What is Adrenaline is a hormone that increases heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure; these increases make the heart work harder to pump blood.
Explain how a woman being exposed to secondhand smoke or smoking during pregnancy can impact the developing fetus.
What is Nicotine and carbon monoxide pass through the woman’s body into the developing fetus, increasing the fetus’s heart rate and decreasing the amount of oxygen delivered to the fetus?
What is the difference between secondhand and thirdhand aerosol from vapes?
What is Secondhand aerosol is inhaled involuntarily by people around someone who vapes. Thirdhand aerosol is the particles and gases left over on surfaces after someone vapes?
Why are ENDS (E-Cigarettes) not a good way to approach for smokers to stop smoking tobacco?
What is The US Government has not approved them as a successful and safe form of smoking cessation and can also lead to nicotine addiction as well?
Explain why children and infants are among the populations that are most affected by secondhand smoke.
What is they are more likely to develop respiratory problems, sore throats, ear infections, behavior related issues, and are more likely to smoke. They are also still growing and could stunt the growth of their lungs, brain, etc.