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Smoking Quiz

Quitting is easy—I’ve done it a thousand times. Mark Twain. Smoking Quiz. Why you should quit today (or never start in the first place). A cigarette contains about 4000 chemicals, many of which are poisonous. TRUE or FALSE?. TRUE They include: Nicotine: a deadly poison

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Smoking Quiz

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  1. Quitting is easy—I’ve done it a thousand times. Mark Twain Smoking Quiz Why you should quit today (or never start in the first place)

  2. A cigarette contains about 4000 chemicals, many of which are poisonous TRUE or FALSE?

  3. TRUE • They include: • Nicotine: a deadly poison • Arsenic: used in rat poison • Methane: a component of rocket fuel • Ammonia: found in floor cleaner • Cadmium: used in batteries • Carbon Monoxide: part of car exhaust • Formaldehyde: used to preserve body tissue • Butane: lighter fluid • Hydrogen Cyanide: the poison used in gas chambers

  4. On average, smokers get how many more cavities than non-smokers? • 2 • 3 • 0 • They actually get less

  5. 3!

  6. What happens each time smoke is inhaled? • Your heart races slightly • Some air sacks in the lungs are killed, and they don’t grow back • Your blood pressure is elevated significantly • You can breathe more clearly

  7. Air sacks in the lungs, called alveoli, are permanently destroyed. They are then unable to transport oxygen to the body.

  8. Which of the following is an ill effect of smoking? • Wrinkles • Bad breath • Teeth stain • All of the above

  9. All of the above!Smoking makes you smell bad, gives you wrinkles, and causes teeth stains.

  10. How long can it take to become addicted to cigarettes? • About a month of daily smoking • One cigarette • You are never truly addicted. Most people can quit at any time • At least one year of regular smoking

  11. Just one cigarette—for some people. Cigarettes are just as addictive as cocaine or heroin. Even one or two cigarettes a day can put you at risk of becoming addicted.

  12. What percentage of teens think they will still be smoking in one year? • 5% • 10% • 20% • 30%

  13. Just 5%

  14. . . . And how many are still smoking in five years? • 10% • 25% • 75% • 35%

  15. 75%!

  16. Of all smokers, how many will probaly die from the habit? • 5% • 10% • 20% • 30%

  17. 1 out of 3 – 30%

  18. Why does tar build up in the lungs of smokers? • Smoke that is not exhaled deposits tar in the lungs • The combination of chemicals in a cigarette are poisonous, leaving a tar residue • That is actually a myth that has not been proven. • Smoke paralyzes cilia, which usually wave back and forth to remove foreign material

  19. Smoke paralyzes cilia. The little hairlike structures cannot then sweep particles from the lungs, such as pollen, dust and other things. So the particals sit in the lungs and build up tar.

  20. The CDC reports that adult male smokers lose how many years of life to smoking? • 13.2 • 5.8 • 10 • 2.1

  21. A full 13.2

  22. For help quitting, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org

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