smoking basics
What is the addictive drug found in cigarettes?
What is nicotine?
What disease makes it hard to breathe and is often caused by smoking?
What is COPD?
What is one benefit of quitting smoking?
What is easier breathing / better health / more energy?
Myth or Fact: Smoking helps you relax in the long run.
What is a myth
What’s the most common reason teens try smoking?
What is peer pressure?
What do you call the sticky brown substance that stains your lungs and teeth?
What is tar?
Name one part of the body (besides lungs) that smoking can harm.
What is the heart / skin / mouth / brain / bones?
How soon after quitting can your lungs start to heal?
What is within weeks?
Myth or Fact: You can get addicted after just a few cigarettes.
what is a fact?
What’s a popular tobacco product used by teens besides cigarettes?
What is vaping or e-cigarettes?
True or False: Smoking only affects your lungs.
What is false?
What type of cancer is most commonly linked to smoking?
What is lung cancer?
What is it called when your body craves nicotine after quitting?
What is withdrawal?
Myth or Fact: “Light” cigarettes are safer than regular ones.
What is a myth?
true or False: Smoking during your teen years can affect brain development.
What is true?
About how many harmful chemicals are in cigarette smoke?
What is over 7,000?
How does smoking affect your immune system?
What is it weakens it and makes you get sick more often?
Name a healthy way to cope with cravings.
What is exercise / deep breathing / chewing gum / talking to someone?
Myth or Fact: Only heavy smokers get health problems.
What is a myth?
What law helps keep cigarettes out of teen hands?
What is the legal age to buy tobacco (usually 21)
What is the gas in smoke that replaces oxygen in your blood?
What is carbon monoxide?
What part of the body does smoking damage that controls smell and taste?
What is the nose and tongue / nerve endings?
True or False: It’s too late to quit smoking if you’ve already smoked for years.
What is false?
Myth or Fact: It’s easier to quit smoking if you never start.
What is a fact?
Name one long-term effect of teen smoking.
What is addiction / lung damage / lower fitness / future health problems?