Facts
Chemicals
Health Risks
Rates & %
BONUS!!
100
True or False? Going into another room of a home to smoke is an effective way of preventing exposure to other people in the house.
True, it is better than being in the same room with other people. The most effective way is to go outside.
100
What is the main addicting chemical in cigarettes?
Nicotine.
100
Whats one of the two parts on your body that smoking turns yellow?
Teeth or fingernails
100
True or False? Over 50% of the U.S. smokes.
True
100
About how many chemicals in cigarettes are known to cause cancer?
Atleast 40.
200
The third cause of fire deaths are caused by smoking materials. True or False?
False. Its the 1st.
200
About how many chemicals are found in secondhand smoke? Some of them are known to cause cancer.
More than 7,000.
200
Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to have which of the following illnesses? A) ear infections B) asthma C) upper respiratory infections D)bronchitis and pneumonia E) all of the above
E) all of the above
200
Out of every 3 smokers, how many will quit?
1
200
True or False? Children breathe 2 to 3 times more pollutants for every pound of body weight than adults do.
True.
300
_____ is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
Smoking
300
True or false? Animal pee is an ingredient in cigarettes.
True
300
True or False? Secondhand smoke is smoke that is breathed out by the smoker and smoke that comes from the tip of a burning cigarette.
True.
300
Can secondhand smoke slow the growth of delevoping lungs in children?
YES!!!
300
Who are most greatly affected by secondhand smoke? A) Children B) Teens C) Adults D) or smokers all together?
A) Children Because their bodies are still developing.
400
Nicotine reaches the brain within ____ seconds after smoke is inhaled.
10
400
Is there more or less than 500 chemicals in a cigarette?
More
400
True or False? Smoking in a car or bus with the windows closed is not harmful if there are no passengers in the vehicle.
False. Smoke lingers even after the smoker is done smoking for awhile.
400
Out of 10, how many adult deaths are caused by smoking?
7
400
What percent of high school students in Missouri smoke?
40%
500
Every _____ seconds, someone in the world dies from a smoke related disease.
10
500
About how many chemicals are in a cigarette?
7000
500
True or False? Secondhand smoke doesn't effect animals.
False
500
The majority of smokers begin smoking before age ___?
18
500
_____ million packs of cigarettes are sold illegally to Missouri's kids every year.
9.8