How long it takes for oxygen levels to return to normal after a cigarrette.
What is eight hours?
100
It's "the chief, single, avoidable cause of death in our society and the most important public health issue of our time.” C. Everett Koop, M.D., former U.S. Surgeon General
What is cigarette smoking?
100
Many people learned to smoke there.
What are psychiatric institutions?
100
Even if you are a non-smoker, this can cause serious health problems.
What is second-hand smoke?
100
Most people who sucessfully quit smoking, set this first.
What is a quit date?
200
20% of American adults are this.
What is the percentage smokers in the US general population?
200
27% of monthly public assistance
What is the estimated percentage of budget spent by smokers on cigarettes?
200
These were used as rewards for good behavior or compliance.
What are cigarettes?
200
On average, they die 25 years earlier than the general population.
Who are people with major mental illness?
200
It can cause irritability, frustration, anger, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, impatience, depression, insomnia, impaired performance, increased appetite and weight gain.
What is nicotine withdrawal?
300
70% of smokers want to do this.
What is quit?
300
44% of all cigarettes produced in the U.S. are smoked by them.
Who are people with mental health problems?
300
30 to 35% of them smoke.
Who are staff of mental health facilities and programs?
300
Carbon monoxide, Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia, Benzene, Formaldehyde, Nicotine, Nitrosamines, Lead, Cadmium, Polonium-210 (to name a few).
What are some of the 4,800 substances found in tobacco smoke?
300
It can ease the symptoms of withdrawal from nicotine.
What is nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)?
400
It can be harmful, especially to children, and is found on clothing, hair, curtains, carpets and cushions.
What is third hand smoke?
400
$3325 dollars!!!
What is the estimated cost of smoking a pack a day for a year?
400
One study showed that they offered smoking cessation counseling to only 12% of their clients who smoked.
Who are psychiatrists?
400
Despite the name, they are just as harmful as smoking regular cigarettes.
What are "light" cigarettes?
400
Free phone counseling and support to quit smoking at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
What is the Massachusetts Smokers' Helpline?
500
There are over 4,000 of these in exhaled cigarette smoke?
What are harmful chemicals?
500
$33,250 dollars (before interest)
What would a smoker save by smoking a pack a day less over 1O years?
500
After July of 2005, this is one of the few places it is still legal to smoke indoors in Massachusetts.
What is a drug/alcohol rehabilitation facility?
500
Of the 435,000 deaths per year, Nearly 50% of those who die from tobacco-related illnesses in the U.S. have this in common.