How can one lower their risk for smoking-related disease and add years to their life?
Quit smoking
100
True or false: Smoking makes it easier for women to become pregnant?
FALSE. Smoking makes it harder for women to become pregnant and it can affect her baby's health before and after birth.
100
Secondhand smoke contains more than ______ chemicals, with about ____ of them being cancer-causing
7,000, 70
100
True of false: Smoking tobacco causes more deaths among clients in substance abuse treatment than the alcohol or drug use that brings them to treatment
TRUE.
100
Federal and state excise taxes account for an average of _____% of the retail price of cigarettes
43.8%
200
Tobacco use is the single largest ____________ cause of disease and premature death in the US
Preventable
200
True or false: smoking during pregnancy results in about 500 infant deaths annually.
FALSE. Smoking during pregnancy results in over 1,000 infant deaths annually.
200
True or false: Only smoking while pregnant can increase the chances of SIDS in the baby, exposure to secondhand smoke will not.
FALSE. Being around others that smoke will expose you to secondhand smoke and DOES increase the risk of SIDS
200
Clients entering treatment for substance abuse are _____ likely to be dependent on nicotine than are members of the general public
More
200
According to the picture, after just 6 months of smoking one pack per week at $5.51 per pack, how much money could you save?
$132
300
True or false: Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body.
TRUE
300
True or false: Using smokeless tobacco during pregnancy isn't unhealthy for your baby.
FALSE. Using smokeless tobacco during pregnancy can increase risk for early delivery and stillbirth
300
Children whose parents smoke around them are more likely to get more _____ ________, requiring putting tubes in their ears for drainage
Ear infections
300
Does tobacco use negatively or positively impact recovery rates from other substances?
Negatively. Using tobacco has been shown to make quitting other substances more difficult.
300
About how much money is spent on smoking-related illnesses in the US each year?
$300 billion
400
How many years after quitting does it take to greatly reduce your risk for heart attacks?
Just 1 year
400
After just one day of smoking during pregnancy, the baby is able to get more of what?
Oxygen
400
True or false: There are the same amount of health risks for children around secondhand smoke as there are for adults around secondhand smoke
TRUE. Both children and adults are at increased risk for 5 different health problems
400
True or false: Quitting smoking reduces the risk of relapse.
TRUE. Cravings for nicotine increase cravings for other drugs, therefore quitting smoking will reduce one's risk of relapse.
400
True or false: secondhand smoke exposure does not contribute to the cost of smoking for the US/
FALSE. Approximately $5.6 billion are spent on lost productivity due to secondhand smoke exposure
500
How many deaths each year are caused by smoking in the US?
480,000
500
List at least 2 risks that are increased when smoking during pregnancy.