True or False
No matter how long you’ve been smoking, quitting improves your health.
True
According to the American Cancer Society, the risk for death by heart attack or coronary heart disease goes down how soon after you quit smoking?
A. 10 years
B. 1 year
C. 15 years
D. 3 years
B. 1 year
The nicotine in one vape pod is equal to _____.
20 cigarettes, one pack
Smoking is just a choice.
Myth
The first time it is someone’s choice, after a few cigarettes it is not. In fact, the Surgeon General reported in 2010 that 70% of current adult daily smokers wanted to quit.
What increases your heart rate, making exercising harder?
Smoking
According to the World Health Organization, women use tobacco more than men.
False
Which is these quit-smoking methods work best?
A. Cold turkey
B. Counseling and medicine
C. Acupuncture
D. Exercise
B. Counseling and medicine
What is a common nickname for e-cigarettes?
e-cigs, vape pens, pods, pod mods, vapes, ENDS (electric nicotine delivery systems), e-hookahs
Smoking light or filtered cigarettes are safer types of cigarettes.
Myth
Companies are no longer able to market cigarettes as “light” since they are just as dangerous. The filters make the smoke particles smaller, allowing nicotine to be absorbed more quickly. This increases the likelihood of addiction.
What is a good alternative to participating in Nicotine replacement therapy?
Exercise
Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the world.
True
Smoking raises your risk for cancer, heart disease, and lung disease. What other health problems can it cause?
A. Increased Blood Flow
B. Decreased risk of miscarriage
C. Hearing, Hair and Vision Loss
D. Weight Gain
C. Hearing, Hair and Vision Loss
What is the addictive chemical in tobacco?
Nicotine
Cigar wrappers contain nicotine.
Truth
The CDC defines a cigar as “a roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in a substance that contains tobacco.” You are exposing your body and brain to nicotine.
What reduces your desire to smoke as well as your craving for nicotine?
Physical activity
Smoking hookah is a great alternative to smoking cigarettes because smoking hookah is not as harmful to your health.
False. They have the same health risks.
A healthy non-smoker must be exposed to secondhand smoke for what amount of time before experiencing negative health effects.
A. 5 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 3 hours
D. 8 hours
A. 5 minutes
Name at least 3 products that contain tobacco.
Cigarettes, e-cigarettes (vaping), pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, hookah, and cigars.
E-cigs do not contain nicotine and only produce vapor.
Myth.
E-cigs do contain nicotine and produce aerosol. Vapor is 100% liquid, while aerosol carries tiny bits of solid with it.
To achieve peak performance, your heart, lungs and muscles need what?
Oxygen-rich blood
If you do NOT inhale cigar smoke, you are exposed to less nicotine as compared to smoking cigarettes.
False
Even if you don't intentionally inhale, large amounts of nicotine can be absorbed through the lining of your mouth. Smoking cigars instead of cigarettes doesn't reduce your risk of nicotine dependence.
Secondhand smoke is...
A. Smoke that is breathed out by the smoker.
B. Pollution from smoke stacks and car exhaust.
C. Smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette.
D. A and C
D. A and C
Name an illness that children are more likely to have when exposed to secondhand smoke.
Ear infections, severe and frequent asthma attacks, bronchitis and pneumonia
A hookah session is more harmful than smoking a pack of cigarettes.
Truth
Hookah sessions are typically around an hour in length, which is an estimated 200-puffs per session. Hookah users would consume the equivalent of about 100 cigarettes from one of these sessions.
Smoking is bad for those who try to be physically active due to _____.
Restricted airways