Tobacco Quiz - In The Know Zone

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What is the addictive drug in tobacco?

Ethanol
Nicotine
Ammonia
Tar

Which of the following types of tobacco is the safest to use?

Cigars
Cigarettes
Spit tobacco
Spit tobacco in little pouches
No tobacco is safe to use

How many people are killed by tobacco use each year in the United States?

100,000
220,000
430,000
1 million

How many tobacco-related deaths are preventable?

33%
50%
75%
100%

Which of the following chemicals is not found in tobacco smoke?

Chlorine bleach
Rocket fuel
Nail polish remover
Barbecue lighter fluid

Which of the following is true about nicotine in cigars?

Cigars contain very little nicotine.
One cigar contains about the same amount of nicotine as one cigarette.
One cigar contains about twice as much nicotine as one cigarette.
One cigar contains about forty-four times as much nicotine as one cigarette.

Which of the following diseases is commonly caused by spit tobacco?

Lung cancer
Brain cancer
Liver cancer
Mouth cancer

How does nicotine produce addiction?

It depresses the action of the brain so the user feels sluggish without it.
It excites neurons to release excess neurotransmitters
the brain gets used to it.
It alters the part of the brain that controls oral and manual habits.
It stimulates the brain to use more and more neurotransmitters per cigarette.

Which single event cause more cigarette addiction than any other?

The American Revolution
The invention of the automobile
World War I
World War II

What is the leading cancer killer of women in the United States?

Oral cancer from spit tobacco
Breast cancer from various causes
Liver cancer from excess alcohol consumption
Lung cancer from smoking

Which group of smoking-related diseases kills the most people each year in the United States?

Heart disease and stroke
Lung and other respiratory cancers
Emphysema and other non-cancer lung diseases
Oral, throat, and stomach cancer

Which of the following is not an effect of smoking during pregnancy?

Low birth weight, leading to breathing and other health problems.
Premature birth, leading to breathing and other health problems.
Birth defects such as missing limbs or malformed ears.
Learning and behavior problems later in childhood.

48% of current smokers wish they could quit, but feel that they can’t. This is an example of which of the criteria of addiction?

Tolerance
Withdrawal
Loss of control.
Preoccupation.
Continuation despite adverse consequences.

Which of the following statements about tobacco use is false?

91% of 6 year olds studied matched Joe Camel to cigarettes, and recognized Joe Camel as easily as Mickey Mouse.
82% of tobacco users originally chose their favorite brand because of price, not because of advertising.
Almost 90% of all regular smokers began before the age of 18.
In 1970, males 17-19 used smokeless tobacco less than any other age group. Today, 17-19 year old males use it the most of any other age group.
$16 billion Medicare dollars are paid each year for care for smoking-related disease and disabilities.

How many non-smoking spouses, children, service industry workers, and co-workers of smokers in the United States are killed each year due to exposure to secondhand smoke?

Very few
separate smoking sections have solved that problem.
About 5,000.
About 34,000.
About 53,000.
About 112,000.