Facts
Effects
Second Hand Smoke
Numbers
Quitting
Laws
100
True or False? Smoking is second only to the sun as a cause of skin damage such as wrinkles and age spots.
True. Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide which decreases the amount of oxygen your blood can carry to tissues – including your skin. This leads to wrinkles and graying of the skin, especially around the mouth.
100
True or False? Smoking makes people sick, but only after years of use.
False. While the longer you smoke, the higher your risk of diseases becomes, smoking also causes damage immediately. The toxins in smoke prevent your body from healing itself – so your immune system is in constant stress trying to repair the damage done to the body each time you inhale. Young people who smoke suffer from shortness of breath and develop smoker’s cough, making it difficult to be active.
100
What is secondhand smoke?
Smoke that is inhaled by a person who does not smoke.
100
True or False? A typical U.S. smoker spends over $2,000 a year on cigarettes.
True.
The average pack-a-day smoker pays $6 per pack adding up to $2,190 per year. That’s a lot of money to pay to hurt yourself.
100
True or False. There is no point in quitting smoking because the damage is irreversible.
False.
Quitting is always beneficial, no matter what age! When a person quits smoking, they give their body a break from the influx of toxins to heal itself. Within one year, a smoker significantly reduces their chances of heart attack and within 2-5 years, their risk of stroke can be reduced to that of a nonsmoker. In 10 years, the risk of lung cancer is halved.
100
How old do you have to be legally to buy tobacco products?
18 or older
200
What is the chemical found in tobacco products that make it addictive?
Nicotine
200
Approximately 1 out of every __ deaths in the U.S. is attributable to smoking.
a) 5
b) 10
c) 20
d) 100
5
Any level of exposure to tobacco smoke is unhealthy. There are approximately 443,000 deaths attributed to tobacco use each year in the United States, almost 50,000 of those due to secondhand smoke exposure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if no one smoked, 1 out of every 3 cancer deaths in the United States would not happen.
200
Is secondhand smoke dangerous?
Yes because it can cause people to become sick, and make it hard to breathe.
200
80% of smokers started before what age?
a) 18
b) 30
c) 12
d) 22
18.
The majority of people start smoking as adolescents – in fact, 80% of smokers started before the age of 18
200
What happens within 1 year after quitting?
Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
200
Under the smoke free air act it is illegal to smoke in most ___________________?
Indoor areas such as bars, and restaurants
300
What does Addictive Mean?
something that it is hard or impossible to stop doing.
300
Smoking increases the risk of which of the following types of cancer?
a) Lung, mouth, nose, throat, larynx, esophagus
b) Bladder, pancreas, kidney, stomach
c) Cervix, uterus, bone marrow, blood
d) All of the above
All of the above.
Tobacco smoke is directly linked to nearly one-third of all cancer deaths every year – including 85% of all lung cancers. The chemicals in tobacco smoke reach every organ in the body, mutating cells, damaging DNA, and straining the immune system, all of which encourage cancer to grow.
300
Is there a safe level of second hand smoke inhalation?
No any amount of second hand smoke inhalation can be hazardous
300
How many chemicals are found in cigarettes?
over 700 chemicals
300
When do most smokers who quit go back to smoking?
Most smokers who return to smoking do so within the first three months.
300
Smoking is prohibited/ not allowed
400
True or False? Smoking helps you relax.
False. Smoking actually triggers stress. While smokers may feel a sense of relief when they smoke, that is only because they are addicted to the nicotine in tobacco; as the nicotine from one cigarette wears off, they start to crave another and become nervous and tense. Nicotine causes your heart rate and blood pressure to increase. Doesn’t sound very relaxing.
400
Smoking or breathing secondhand smoke can lead to which of the following?
a) Miscarriages, premature births or low-weight births, if pregnant
b) SIDS or "crib death" incidents
c) Asthma
d) Upper respiratory and ear infections
e) All of the above
All of the above. Tobacco smoke is especially harmful to developing fetuses, infants and small children. Researchers have found that smoking might actually damage the DNA in men’s sperm, decreasing fertility and causing birth defects and/or miscarriage.
400
What are some diseases and health risks for people who inhale second hand smoke?
asthma, lung cancer, heart attacks
400
In 2007, nearly two-thirds (60.9%) of students who ever smoked cigarettes daily tried to quit smoking cigarettes; however, among those who tried to quit, only ___ were successful.
a) 4%
b) 12%
c) 22%
d) 44%
12%.
Even though many smokers would like to quit, without help, quitting tobacco is extremely difficult. It’s important to support friends and family in their efforts to quit by encouraging them and giving them information about where they can get help quitting.
400
What happens 10 years after quitting?
Your risk of dying from lung cancer is about half that of a smoker's.
Your risk of getting bladder cancer is half that of a smoker's.
Your risk of getting cervical cancer or cancer of the larynx, kidney or pancreas decreases.
400
Is it illegal to smoke in the car with children or minors?
No but it is highly recommended that you do not smoke in the car with children in the car because you are exposing them to second hand smoke
500
True or False? Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine.
True.
Scientists have found that each time you inhale a cigarette, nicotine races to your heart and brain, altering the chemical balance in your brain and making you crave more nicotine. Cigarette companies have long known the addictive properties and purposefully design cigarettes that contain greater amounts of nicotine with additives that help to deliver it quicker than ever before. What does this mean? People become hooked faster than ever!
500
How many chemicals in cigarettes are known to cause cancer?
69 are known to cause cancer and others are known to be poisonous.
500
Name 3 people who should not be exposed to second hand smoke?
Pregnant, babies, children, people with asthma, anyone who has COPD or breathing problems.
500
In 2006, tobacco companies spent approximately ____ per day on marketing in the U.S.
a) $300,000
b) $3 million
c) $14 million
d) $34 million
$34 million – PER DAY. For every smoker that dies, tobacco companies try to hook a new one. They produce small flavored cigars and cigarillos to appeal to young people because, knowing that adolescent brains are more susceptible to nicotine, they want to hook you while you’re young. Profit is the bottom line.
500
What are the Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal?
Feeling down or sad
Having trouble sleeping
Feeling irritable‚ on edge‚ grouchy
Having trouble thinking clearly and concentrating
Feeling restless and jumpy
Slower heart rate
Feeling more hungry or gaining weight
500
What is the penalty for violating tobacco and smoking laws.
$1,000- $2,0000 for violating smoking laws.
600
These are E cigarettes, electronic devices that simulates tobacco smoking. They consist of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor.
600
What are some other toxic exposures from vaping?
Nickel, lead, Chromium, aluminum, and Tin
600
if you vape are you affecting other people?
Yes because when blow out the chemicals are released into the air and can be inhaled by others.
600
How many people have died from vaping in 2019?
60 Deaths starting from April 2019.
600
True or False: It is easier to quit vaping than it is to quit smoking.
False: It doesn't matter if you vape or smoke you are still inhaling addicting chemicals into your body.
600
Is vaping allowed where smoking is prohibited?
No it is illegal to vape anywhere smoking is prohibited.