Smoking vs Vaping
What is tobacco/liquid
True or False: Smoking improves your heart function as it helps it pump easier because it causes your blood vessels to widen.
What is False
True or False: Smoking can impair your lungs from properly functioning.
What is true
What two major oral outcomes can result from long-term smoking?
What is tooth loss and oral cancer
True or False: Are There Vaccinations which decrease the risk of smoking
What is False
There is a chemical found in both smoking and vaping. What is it?
What is nicotine
Smoking makes your heart work harder. It causes _____________ to your blood vessels which reduces blood flow to parts of your body.
What is vasoconstriction
This chronic condition causes a long-lasting cough due to irritated airways, often triggered by smoking.
What is chronic bronchitis
How does nicotine use affect adolescent brain development?
It alters attention, learning, impulse control, and increases risk-taking behavior.
What vaccine can you take to decrease your risk of serious lung infections
What is Pneumococcal Vaccine
There is a well known myth about vaping compared to smoking. It is said that vaping is __________ than smoking
What is safer
This chemical causes your heart to work harder. It is found in both tobacco and vaping. What is it?
What is nicotine
In this disease, damaged airways and air sacs make it difficult to breathe, and smoking is the leading cause.
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Smoking causes decreased blood flow to the gums causing what?
What is gum disease
____________ and ____________ improves overall health and strengthen respiratory muscles
What is nutrition and exercise
What are carcinogens
Smoking can cause plaque to get stuck in your blood vessels reducing oxygen to your body due to endothelial injury. This disease is called ___________
What is athlerosclerosis
This term describes the increased chance of developing a deadly disease caused by carcinogens damaging lung cells
What is lung cancer risk
This chemical in our brain is released and causes euphoria and satisfaction, leading to addiction. What chemical is it?
What is dopamine
What can you use to manage complications from smoking?
What are inhalers, oxygen therapy, or medications to control symptoms of COPD or heart disease
What is nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide
With chronic smoking, it would contribute to many cardiovascular diseases but also many deaths as well. It can cause a __________ and _________.
What is stroke and heart attack
People with this condition often produce excess mucus and may cough for months each year.
What is chronic bronchitis
Name two types of cancer strongly associated with smoking.
What is Lung, oral, bladder, pancreatic, or cervical cancer
Name 3 Coping Strategies to Replace Cigarette Smoking
What is sugar free gum/ mints, exercise, join a support group, keep hands busy (stress balls, fidget items), healthy snacks, avoid triggers (place, people, situation where people smoke)