Lesson 1
What does nicotine do to you?
Nicotine forms habits or cravings for smoking more and more of the addictive drug. OR Nicotine affects your body by causing health problems. Mostly respiratory problems.
What are two of the main reasons teens start smoking?
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Thinking it will help with weight loss, peer pressure, parents or other family members using tobacco, media making it attractive, wanting to be just like a favorite celebrity, addiction, wanting to look cool, wanting to seem more grown-up.
What is mainstream smoke?
Mainstream smoke is the smoke that is inhaled and then exhaled by a smoker.
Is quitting tobacco easy?
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NO, it is not.
What is Carbon Monoxide?
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Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns.
What is addiction?
An addiction is a mental or physical need for a drug or other substance.
What type of smoke is more dangerous? Mainstream or sidestream?
Sidestream smoke is more dangerous.
How do you help someone stop using tobacco?
You list your reasons, set small goals, choose to hang out in tobacco-free places, change tobacco habits, be physically active, and keep trying.
How are alveoli (the tiny air sacs in the lungs.) and emphysema (a disease that results in the destruction of the alveoli in the lungs.) related?
Alveoli causes emphysema, which destroys your lungs.
What is a tobacco company's target audience?
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The tobacco company’s target audience is teens.
What are some laws being put in place to limit tobacco harm?
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Some laws include health warnings for tobacco products, smoke-free environments, and smoke outlaws on airplanes.
What are the benefits of quitting tobacco?
The benefits are clearer skin, better breath, being more healthy, saving money, and keeping the environment healthy.
What do cigars contain and why are they worse than cigarettes?
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Cigars contain shredded tobacco leaves and they are worse than cigarettes because cigar smoke contains up to 90 times more of the cancer-causing chemicals found in cigarette smoke.
How does physical tolerance affect how much a person smokes?
If a physical tolerance is developed then you have to take in more tobacco to get the same result you were getting before.
What are health problems for side-stream smokers?
Some health problems include the same effects as smokers, increased health problems for children, and problems for women giving birth.
What is cold turkey?
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Cold turkey is when you stop all use of tobacco products immediately.