Facts
Chemicals
Health
TRU or False
Numbers
100
What campaign began in 1989 by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. ?
Through With Chew Week campaign
100
Increase of heart rate, blood pressure and cholesterol are all cause by?
Nicotine
100
What part of the body does Smokeless tobacco (SLT) use effect directly?
The mouth
Smokeless tobacco use can lead to oral cancer, leukoplakia and erythroplakia, oral submucous fibrosis, loss of periodontal support (recession) and staining of teeth and composite restorations.
100
TRU or False:
Chew, Snuff, Snus and Dissolvable tobacco are all forms of smokeless tobacco.
Chew
Snuff
Snus
Dissolvable tobacco
100
What is the legal age to purchase Tobacco products?
21
200
True or False: The first "Big Tobacco" company started in 1760.
TRUE
1760- Pierre Lorillard establishes a company in NYC to process tobacco, cigars, and snuff
200
Propylene glycol, a common
ingredient in e-cigarettes, is also
found in:
A. antifreeze
B. paint solvent
C. artificial smoke from fog machines
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
200
What are two benefits of quitting Nicotine products?
•20 Minutes- Blood pressure and pulse drop to normal
•8 Hours- Oxygen level in your blood increases to normal, carbon monoxide level drops
•24 Hours- Chance of sudden heart attack decreases, sense of smell and taste improve.
•1-9 Months- Coughing, sinus congestion, shortness of breath decrease.
•10 Years- Lung cancer rate drops to that of a non-smoker.
200
True or False: There are sweeteners in smokeless tobacco that improve its flavor so you can tolerate the naturally bad taste of it.
TRUE
The sweeteners cause tooth decay that can lead to tooth loss. The tar and nicotine in the tobacco cause permanent stains on your teeth that penetrate the enamel. There is grit and sand in snuff that wears your teeth down and wears away the enamel.
200
How many chemicals are found in smokeless tobacco?
A) 10-20
B) 5-10
C) 20-30
D) 30+
D) There are over 30+ chemicals found in smokeless tobacco.
300
What type of promotions does Big
Tobacco spend 95% of its marketing
expenditures on?
a) magazine and newspaper ads
b) billboards
c) advertisements in and around
retail stores
d) social media ads
c) advertisements in and around
retail stores
300
True or False: There are over 2,000 chemicals in Snuff
TRUE- 28 of them cause cancer. Snuff users are at risk for developing cancer of the lip, tongue, cheeks, gums, and the floor and roof of the mouth. It most often develops in the area in your mouth where you keep your snuff.
300
What is the term used when an overgrowth of bacteria accumulates on the (little bumps) on your tongue due to the use of smokeless tobacco?
Hairy Tongue:
The chronic irritation of smokeless tobacco can cause an overgrowth of bacteria that accumulates on the (little bumps) on your tongue. They get longer and resemble hairs. Your taste buds, which are located between the bumps, are damaged resulting in loss of taste.
300
True or False: One can of snuff has 2½ times the nicotine as a pack of cigarettes.
TRUE
Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known. It binds to receptors in the brain, resulting in dependence.
300
How many smokeless tobacco products are out there?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
A) There are 4 main products
400
True or False: In the 1940's, Doctor's would appear in advertisements for the best brand of cigarettes
True
400
Name 2 chemicals found in smokeless tobacco?
Nicotine, lead, formaldehyde, carcinogens (cadmium and arsenic)
400
Name two health effects of using tobacco products .
400
True or False: Most e-cigarette products contain and emit numerous potentially toxic substances.
TRUE- There is conclusive evidence that in addition to nicotine, most e -cigarette products contain and emit numerous potentially toxic substances.
400
True or False: There are 64 different species of the tobacco plant and they all are used to make tobacco products
False
64 Species of Tobacco- 2 used for commercial products
1-tobacco products
2- insecticides