Up in Smoke
This chemical found in cigarettes is also used to preserve corpses.
What is formaldehyde?
-Also found in fertilizers, fabric glue, and glue
This smoke, exhaled by a smoker or off the lit end of their cigarette, is released into the air and inhaled by anyone around them
What is second hand smoke?
9 out of 10 smokers start before this age
What is 18 years old?
-At least a quarter of them had their first cigarette before age 10.
This smokeless tobacco product causes cancer of the mouth, cheek and gums.
What is chewing tobacco?
A pack a day smoker loses this many teeth every 10 years
What is 2?
This component of tobacco is also found in care exhaust.
What is carbon monoxide?
-Carbon monoxide decreases the amount of oxygen our blood cells carry.
Pets that live in the home of smokers are twice as likely to develop this.
What is cancer?
-Cats, dogs, birds, etc. are more likely to develop respiratory problems, experience heart problems, and are at higher risk for cancer.
This percent of all deaths in the US are from tobacco
What is 20%?
-This is higher than murder, suicide and car accidents combined.
A typical one hour session with one of these is the equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes?
What is hookah?
-Frequent hookah users face an increased risk for carbon monoxide poisoning, cancer, and heart disease.
What is the percent of smokeless tobacco users will develop leukoplakia
What is 25%?
-Leukoplakia are red or white dry patches in the mouth and are precursors to oral cancer.
This solvent, commonly found in nail polish remover, is also present in tobacco smoke.
What is acetone
This is the residue of smoke that remains on surfaces like floors, carpets, walls, clothes, hair and skin.
What is 3rd hand smoke?
-3rd hand smoke can be toxic for infants and pets who spend the majority of their time on the floor.
This many deaths each year are related to second hand smoke.
What is 40k?
The FDA has not determined if the use of this product is effective in quitting smoking
What are e-cigarettes?
-There is limited benefits that shows any benefits
On average, the life expectancy of a smoker is this many years less than a non smoker
What is 10 years?
Out of the over 4,000 chemicals found in cigarette smoke, this many are known to cause cancer
What is 70?
-Some of these include arsenic, lead, and hydrogen cyanide.
This many cigarette butts are littered yearly world wide.
What is 4.5 trillion?
-Discarded butts are slow to decompose and can leak toxic chemicals into the ground and water.
21% of deaths from these are a result of smoking materials.
What are house fires?
A recent study found that 58% of adult e-cigarette users also did this
What is smoke cigarettes?
After inhaling tobacco smoke, nicotine rapidly enters the bloodstream, crosses the blood brain barrier and reaches the brain within this many seconds.
What is 8-20 seconds?
-This is faster than IV opiate use.
The average pack a day smoker spends this much a year in cigarette purchases
What is $2,000?
-Although this could be more or less depending on state taxes.
Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have babies who are born ________.
What is prematurely?
The number of youth taking up smoking increased 73% from 1988-1996, coinciding with the introduction of this character in advertisement.
Who is Joe Camel?
-Eventually tobacco companies were banned from using cartoon characters in advertisement.
E-cigarettes have been associated with nearly 10x increase of national hotline calls for this since 2011.
What is nicotine poisoning?
E-juice contains the chemical diacetyl (used to add flavor to e-juices) has been linked to this disorder that causes scaring on air sacs in the lungs.
What is popcorn lung?