Quitting and Support
Cigarettes
Electronic Cigarettes, Vapors and Mists
Hookah
Chewing Tobacco and Smokeless Tobacco
100

Who is at risk for developing an addiction to tobacco/nicotine?

anyone

100

How many years can smoking cigarettes take off your life?

13-14

100

What is the most common age group to use e-cigarettes?

According to the CDC, the youth is more likely to use e-cigarettes than adults

100

Smoking hookah in groups is a common social tradition in what culture?

Middle Eastern

100

Is chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco legal?

yes

200

Side effects that may be experienced while quitting are?

Depression

Difficulty sleeping 

Mood swings - frustration, irritability, anxiety, restlessness 

Attention deficits 

Hunger  

200

How many kinds of chemicals are you subject to when smoking cigarettes?

A mix of over 7,000 chemicals

200

How many middle school and high school students have used e-cigs before?

3.6 million

200

What is hookah?

a water based smoking experience with flavored tobacco 

200

Types of smokeless tobacco include:

snuff, dissolvable tobacco, plugs and twisted tobacco 

300

Treatments that help people quit or wean off nicotine include

Nicotine patch

Nicotine gum

Nicotine sprays or inhalers

medication

therapy

300

What percentage of high school and middle school students smoke cigarettes?

According to the FDA, 7.6% of high school students and 2.1% of middle school students smoke cigarettes

300

Are electronic cigarettes better for your health than cigarettes?

Yes, but this does not mean they are safe!

300

What are some harmful components found in cigarettes that are also found in hookah?

carbon monoxide, carcinogens, and tar

300

what does chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco lead to?

addiction, health risks, and oral problems 

400

Three ways to support someone trying to quit smoking

Be supportive

Be understanding 

Be encouraging 

400

Are you allowed to smoke cigarettes wherever you would like? 

No, laws have been passed that allow companies to prohibit smoking outside of their building. Many college campuses are non-smoking campuses too

400

Do electronic cigarettes lead to any health problems?

Little research has been done on electronic cigarettes but there is evidence that you could develop emphysema from using them

400

Smoking hookah for about an hour is equivalent to smoking how many cigarettes?

a pack of cigarettes

400

what types of oral problems are caused by chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco?

cavities, gum disease, and mouth lesions

500

Avoiding triggering settings, chewing gum, distracting oneself by spending time with friend are what types of coping skills?

Behavioral

500

Before they were researched, what were cigarettes marketed as and thought as?

used to be marketed as healthy and prescribed by physicians

500

How are electronic cigarettes similar to regular cigarettes?

You are still in inhaling nicotine in electronic cigarettes and they are still addictive

500

what can smoking hookah lead to, like cigarettes?

health risks and addiction

500

How does chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco work?

tobacco source is placed in between the lower lip and teeth while the individual sucks on the source and intakes the juices