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100
What type of tobacco can cause cancer of the lip, mouth and throat
What is chewing tobacco
100
A physical or psychological need for a drug or other substance
What is addiction
100
A 35 year old man who quits smoking will, on average, increase his life expectancy by ___ years
What is 5
100
Number of weeks you will feel less winded during exercise
What is 2-3 weeks
100
the color does tar stain your teeth
What is yellow
200
Nearly ____ out of 10 cases of lung cancer are caused by smoking
What is 9
200
Number of weeks until nicotine starts to change the brain chemistry
What is 2 weeks
200
Generally, rates of relapse for smoking cessation are highest in the first few weeks and months, but they do diminish considerably after about ____ months
What is 3
200
Number of hours after you quit smoking it takes for your risk of heart attack to decrease
What is 24 hours
200
Your lungs are similar to this kitchen product
What is a sponge
300
Name one poisonous household product also found in cigarettes
What is toilet bowl cleaner, nail polish remover, candle wax, rat poison
300
90% of smokers start smoking before this age
What is 19
300
Keeps nicotine levels at a relatively constant level all day
What is nicotine patches
300
Type of symptom people experience when they stop using tobacco
What is withdrawal
300
Smoking for a long period of time can cause loss of these two things
What is taste and smell
400
Number of Cancer causing chemicals in cigarettes
What is 60
400
A pack a day habit costs this amount of money a year average
What is $2,201
400
Number of months it takes for your lungs to begin to repair themselves
What is 1-9 months
400
Number of seconds it takes nicotine to be absorbed in the bloodstream and reach the brain
What is 10 seconds
400
Every how many seconds does someone die because of tobacco
What is 8 seconds
500
Name all 5 of the systems of the body that becomes affected by tobacco
What is nervous, excretory, digestive, respiratory, and circulatory
500
Because of this more nicotine is needed to produce the same initial effects of a cigarrette
What is tolerance
500
is a free telephone service that will link callers to a trained quit coach in their area to help them quit tobacco.
What is 1-800-quitnow
500
Second-hand smoke increases the risk of this by 20 to 30%
What is heart disease
500
Which “furry” disney movie had a villian who smoked?
What is 101 Dalmatians