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Debunking Tobacco Myths: Truths and Lies About Smoking Risks

Explore common misconceptions and truths about smoking effects on health. Learn the harmful impacts of tobacco use and discover key facts to make informed decisions. Let's debunk myths and understand the real risks associated with smoking. Knowledge is power in the fight against tobacco-related diseases.

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Debunking Tobacco Myths: Truths and Lies About Smoking Risks

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  1. Chapter 24 Review Tobacco

  2. True or False: The tar in cigarettes raises blood pressure and increases heart rate.

  3. True or False: The tar in cigarettes raises blood pressure and increases heart rate. • False: nicotine

  4. True or False: The nicotine in cigarettes can destroy or paralyze cilia.

  5. True or False: The nicotine in cigarettes can destroy or paralyze cilia. • False: tar

  6. True or False: the poisonous gas in cigarette smoke that unites with hemoglobin is called carbon monoxide.

  7. True or False: the poisonous gas in cigarette smoke that unites with hemoglobin is called carbon monoxide. • True

  8. True or False: Smokeless tobacco results in many of the same health risks as cigarettes.

  9. True or False: Smokeless tobacco results in many of the same health risks as cigarettes. • True

  10. True or False: Nicotine acts as a narcotic because it speeds up the heart and raises blood pressure.

  11. True or False: Nicotine acts as a narcotic because it speeds up the heart and raises blood pressure. • False: stimulant

  12. What physical condition involves destruction of the lungs air sacs, making it extremely difficult to breathe?

  13. What physical condition involves destruction of the lungs air sacs, making it extremely difficult to breathe? • emphysema

  14. Because carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke combines with hemoglobin in blood, red blood cells cannot carry as much ____.

  15. Because carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke combines with hemoglobin in blood, red blood cells cannot carry as much ____. • oxygen

  16. Nicotine contributes to plaque buildup in blood vessels, increasing the chance of ___?

  17. Nicotine contributes to plaque buildup in blood vessels, increasing the chance of ___? • Hardening of the arteries

  18. Nicotine gum, patches, and nasal sprays are examples of what?

  19. Nicotine gum, patches, and nasal sprays are examples of what? • Nicotine substitutes

  20. Smokers may have trouble keeping their respiratory tracts clear because cigarette tar paralyzes ___.

  21. Smokers may have trouble keeping their respiratory tracts clear because cigarette tar paralyzes ___. • cilia

  22. The smoke that comes from burning tobacco.

  23. The smoke that comes from burning tobacco. • Sidestream smoke

  24. What are some social benefits of quitting smoking?

  25. What are some social benefits of quitting smoking? • Save money for other activities • Confidence and new found vigor

  26. True or False: People who chew or snuff smokeless tobacco become addicted to nicotine.

  27. True or False: People who chew or snuff smokeless tobacco become addicted to nicotine. • True

  28. Nicotine causes addiction and acts as a ___.

  29. Nicotine causes addiction and acts as a ___. • stimulant

  30. Breast milk from a mother who smokes contains ____.

  31. Breast milk from a mother who smokes contains ____. • nicotine

  32. True or False: Health risks start the first time a person smokes.

  33. True or False: Health risks start the first time a person smokes. • True

  34. Clove cigarettes contain ___ cancer-causing tars than standards cigarettes.

  35. Clove cigarettes contain ___ cancer-causing tars than standards cigarettes. • more

  36. Nicotine ___ blood vessels, causing tingling in the hands and feet.

  37. Nicotine ___ blood vessels, causing tingling in the hands and feet. • constricts

  38. The smoke that a smoker blows off.

  39. The smoke that a smoker blows off. • Mainstream smoke

  40. What are 3 symptoms of nicotine withdrawal?

  41. What are 3 symptoms of nicotine withdrawal? • Moodiness • Nervousness • Trouble sleeping

  42. True or False: Cigarette smoke contains at least 43 carcinogens.

  43. True or False: Cigarette smoke contains at least 43 carcinogens. • True

  44. Leukoplakia may develop into ___ cancer.

  45. Leukoplakia may develop into ___ cancer. • mouth

  46. A drug that increase the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs.

  47. A drug that increase the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs. • stimulant

  48. The addictive drug in cigarettes.

  49. The addictive drug in cigarettes. • nicotine

  50. Cancer causing substances.

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