fun facts
Why do teens start
Health effects
quitting and support
short term consequences
100

Why is it harder to recover from healing if you smoke

It stunts the healing process with your body by reducing blood flow 

100

What’s the most popular reason for teen smoking

Peer pressure 

100

Which organ is most impacted by smoking?

Lungs


100

What free service helps teens quit smoking

A quitline

100

What term is used to describe the smell that lingers after smoking

Smoke smell

200

How many minutes of your life are taken away by one cigarette 

11 minutes

200

What emotion do teens attempt to calm by smoking

Stress or anxiety 

200

What physical activity is reduced by smoking 

Endurance

200

What treatment uses patches to deliver controlled nicotine 

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

200

What happens to a teens sense of smell or taste after smoking a couple weeks

It becomes diluted 

300

What poisonous gas is in every cigarette 

Carbon monoxide

300

Where to teen most commonly get the impression that smoking is chill

Tv shows or movies

300

Teens who smoke can gain what diseases (name 4 of 6)

lung cancer, Asthma, bronchitis, macular degeneration, cataracts, or COPD

300

What vital sign can decrease to normal after quitting for 20 minutes 

Heart rate

300

excluding diseases, what breathing problem may occur after a couple months of teenage smoking

Chronic cough

400

About how many cancer causing chemicals lie in the smoke of a cigarette

Roughly 70 

400

What flavours in e-cigarettes are most appealing to teens

Fruit candy or dessert 

400

Which body system is most harmed by smoking

Cardiovascular system 

400

What benefits can come of 10-15 years of not smoking

Your risk of heart desease is the same as if you never smoked

400

What skin problem may start or enhance from smoking

Acne and pimples

500

What substance in cigarettes causes addiction

Nicotine
500

What term is used to describe the idea that teens do not gain any negative impacts from smoking

Invincibility fallacy 

500

What tiny lung structures when damaged cause a “smokers cough”

The cilia


500

What percentage chance is there of not getting a smoking related disease after 30 years of being clean from smoking

Over 90%

500

How does smoking affect a teens voice

It becomes raspy and deeper