Vaping
True or False: E-cigarettes are a healthy alternative to smoking?
FALSE
The sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns is known as
Tar
What is the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products in Florida?
21
What is the most common form of smokeless tobacco that involves placing a moist tobacco pouch between the cheek and gum?
Dip or Snuff
Nicotine increases the release of this neurotransmitter, which causes feelings of pleasure and helps reinforce addiction.
Dopamine
True or False: E-cigarettes can help people quit smoking.
FALSE
When tobacco is burned, an odorless, poisonous gas called ___________ is produced.
Carbon Monoxide
Where must tobacco be kept in stores?
Behind the counter or in restricted areas
Using smokeless tobacco increases the risk of this type of cancer, especially in the mouth, gums, and throat.
Oral cancer
Nicotine use can also increase the release of this chemical, which is involved in the body's fight-or-flight response and contributes to increased anxiety.
Norepinephrine
True or False: E-cigarettes do not contain any tobacco?
TRUE
True or False: In frequent users of tobacco, nicotine stimulates the area of the brain that produces feelings of reward and pleasure.
TRUE
What federal agency was granted authority to regulate tobacco products in 2009?
The FDA
This addictive chemical in smokeless tobacco is responsible for creating a dependence, similar to the addiction caused by cigarettes.
Nicotine
Nicotine is classified as this type of drug, because it increases heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate.
Stimulant
What is a condition that long-term e-cigarette use may contribute to, characterized by difficulty breathing and persistent coughing?
EVALI- Electronic Vaping-associated lung injury
What is the name of the highly addictive chemical found in tobacco that causes dependence?
Nicotine
True or False: In the United States, tobacco companies are allowed to advertise their products on television and radio?
FALSE
Smokeless tobacco products contain this toxic substance, which is used in fertilizers and can cause lung disease, even without smoking.
Ammonia
Nicotine affects this part of the brain that controls memory and learning, which may explain why some people have difficulty quitting after repeated use.
Hippocampus
Which chemical found in e-cigarette vapor can be harmful and cause irritation to the lungs?
Formaldehyde
How many chemicals are found in Tobacco?
Tobacco contains more than 7,000 chemicals. Many of these chemicals are harmful and can cause serious health problems. At least 70 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer. Some of the most harmful include nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and formaldehyde.
Which type of tobacco product did the U.S. government ban from most public places in 2019 due to its popularity among teens and young adults?
Flavored e-cigarettes (except menthol).
Smokeless tobacco use can lead to this disease, where the bones in the jaw weaken and the teeth may become loose and fall out.
Osteoporosis
Nicotine affects this region of the brain that is responsible for decision-making, impulse control, and emotions.
The Prefrontal cortex