Smoking & Health Effects
Quitting & withdrawal
Benefits of Quitting
Myths & Misconceptions
Smoking & Society
100

This addictive substance in cigarettes makes quitting difficult.

What is nicotine?

100

This is the first step to quitting smoking.

What is deciding to quit?

100

Within 20 minutes of quitting, this vital sign starts to return to normal.

What is blood pressure?

100

True or False: E-cigarettes are completely safe and have no health risks.

What is false?

100

This law prohibits smoking in most indoor public places in the U.S.

What is the Smoke-Free Air Act?

200

Smoking increases the risk of this deadly lung disease.

What is lung cancer?

200

This type of therapy, available in patches and gum, helps reduce nicotine cravings.

What is Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)?

200

After quitting, the risk of this leading cause of death decreases significantly over time.

What is heart disease?

200

True or False: Smoking a few cigarettes a day is harmless.

What is false?

200

This workplace policy prohibits employees from smoking on company property.

What is a smoke-free workplace policy?

300

Secondhand smoke can cause this serious condition in children.

What is asthma?

300

Symptoms like irritability, headaches, and cravings occur when quitting due to this.

What is nicotine withdrawal?

300

Quitting smoking improves this sense, which is often dulled by tobacco use.

What is taste (or smell)?

300

True or False: Weight gain is unavoidable when quitting smoking.

What is false?

300

This age restriction is now the federal legal age to purchase tobacco products in the U.S.

 What is 21?

400

Smoking can cause this type of heart condition by narrowing arteries.

What is cardiovascular disease?

400

This prescription medication can help reduce the urge to smoke by blocking nicotine receptors in the brain.

What is Varenicline (Chantix)?

400

After one year smoke-free, this organ’s function improves by 30%.

What are the lungs?

400

True or False: Quitting cold turkey is the only way to successfully stop smoking.

What is false?

400

This organization runs anti-smoking campaigns like "Tips from Former Smokers."

What is the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)?

500

This lung condition, often caused by smoking, makes it difficult to breathe and has no cure.

What is COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)?

500

This government-funded hotline offers free support for people trying to quit smoking.

What is 1-800-QUIT-NOW?

500

Within 15 years of quitting, the risk of this disease becomes nearly the same as a non-smoker's.

What is heart disease?

500

True or False: Once you quit smoking, your body never fully recovers.

What is false?


500

The U.S. government heavily taxes cigarettes to reduce smoking rates. These taxes are known as this.

What are excise taxes?