Cig-nificant Facts
The day of the week most people try to quit smoking...
What is Monday?
Number of minutes each cigarette smoked shortens life by... 6, 9, 11, or 15...
What is 11 minutes?
The safe level of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke...
What is none?
The addictive drug in tobacco products...
What is nicotine?
Common term for smoking one cigarette immediately after another...
What is chain-smoking?
The number of times more likely a smoker will be successful at quitting with both counseling and medication assistance... 0, 2, or 3...
What is 2?
Time (in hours) it takes for your body to process the toxins taken up by smoking just 1 cigarette... 2-4, 6-8, 8-10, or 10-12...
What is 6-8 hours?
Smoking is bad for your skin, but can also stain your...
What is teeth?
The minty flavoring that tobacco companies rely on to make cigarettes more appealing and addicting...
What is menthol?
Battery-operated devices that allow users to inhale a nicotine and chemical-filled aerosol...
What is electronic cigarette or e-cig?
Tobacco quit-line phone number...
What is 1-800-QUIT-NOW?
Those who "vape" are ___ times more likely to start smoking cigarettes... 0, 2, 4, or 6...
What is 4?
Percent of lung cancer deaths smoking is directly responsible for... 25, 30, 50, 75, or 90...
What is 90%?
The number of chemicals in cigarettes that are known to cause cancer... 34, 46, 55, or 69...
What is 69?
Tobacco smoke that sticks to surfaces such as carpets, furniture, and walls that you can touch...
What is Thirdhand smoke?
The average number of years a smoker losses out on in a lifetime... 3, 5, 10, 12, or 15...
What is 10 years?
The time it takes for nicotine to reach your brain (in seconds)... 3, 10, 21, 30, or 45...
What is 10 seconds?
The lung disease (not cancer) that is regularly traced back to smoking...
What is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
This component of urine is used in cigarettes for extra flavoring...
What is urea?
A group of symptoms that occur within the first weeks of abrupt discontinuation or decrease in intake of nicotine...
What is nicotine withdrawal?
Ethnicity with the highest percentage of smokers...
What is American Indians/Alaska Natives?
Time (in hours) it takes for a smoker's sense of smell and taste to return after quitting smoking... 7, 18, 24, 48, or 72...
What is 48 hours?
Smokers have fewer natural ____ in their blood compared to non-smokers. (Hint: these are found in an abundance in berries and vegetables)...
What are antioxidants?
An ingredient found in rat poison that is found in cigarette smoke...
What is hydrogen cyanide?
A positive step towards a longer and healthier life, that can include counseling and medications (generally a combination of both)...
What is smoking cessation?