Tobacco Facts
True or False
Tobacco companies add more harmful ingredients to tobacco.
True
The addictive drug found in tobacco is ________.
Nicotine
How does tobacco affect your physical appearance?
Skin, hair, color of teeth, smell, etc.
What does the term addictive mean?
Capable of causing a user to develop intense cravings.
True or False
Some of the ingredients in cigarettes are found in cleaning products.
True
What are three reasons people use tobacco products?
Peer pressure, addicted, parents smoke, role models smoke, media, to rebel, etc.
The thick dark liquid that forms when tobacco burns.
Tar
One cigar contains the same amount of nicotine and other contents as ______ pack(s) of cigarettes.
1 pack - 20 cigarettes
If many cigarettes have filters, why are they still not safe?
Filters do not remove enough chemicals to make cigarettes less dangerous.
At what age can you buy nicotine products?
21
Which is more harmful a cigarette or a cigar? Why?
Cigar!
It contains 90x more cancer-causing chemicals than found in cigarette smoke.
A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns.
Carbon Monoxide
The largest problem with vaping is not the nicotine, but the _____ that produces the vapor.
Heat
How can people who wish to end a nicotine addiction get help.
People can choose to quit on their own, seek help through a doctor, or through organizations.
Why do people often choose vaping over cigarettes?
Think it's safer, flavor options.
Describe what the tar in tobacco affects.
It coats the airway and the lining of the lungs.
The strong craving your body feels toward a drug.
Addiction
One heavy metal that is in vaping cartridges is __________.
Nickel, tin, and lead.
What are two ways that advertisers target teens with vape products and tobacco?
Good overall health, clear skin, fresh breath.
What is second-hand smoke?
Describe 3 other effects nicotine has on the body other than addiction.
Fast heart beat, raises blood pressure, dizziness, upset stomach, reduces the amount of oxygen to the brain.
What are four forms of tobacco?
Cigarettes, vaping, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), cigars, pipes, specialty cigarettes, smokeless tobacco
List 3 side effects other than addiction while vaping.
Lung issues, dry mouth, teeth and gum issues, persistent cough, caner, cuts on the body that won't heal.
Identify a strategy that you can use to refuse tobacco.
Refusal skills or the S.T.O.P. strategy.
"S"ay no firmly - "T"ell why not - "O"ffer another idea - "P"romptly leave
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