Tobacco

Most people who become addicted to tobacco start using it

• after the age of 30

• during their twenties

• during their teens

• before the age of 12

Tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip and teeth, or sniffed through the nose is known as

• Smokeless tobacco

• Kreteks

• Smoking tobacco

• Bidis

Stimulants are drugs that

• Improve the function of the cardiovascular system

• Help people overcome addiction to other drugs

• Increase the activity of the nervous system

• Cause cancer in humans

Which of the following is a short term effect of nicotine

• Decreased mucus and saliva production

• Reduced heart rate

• Decreased bowel activity

• Increased blood pressure

Tobacco smoke contains many carcinogens, chemicals that cause

• Cancer

• Bad breath

• High blood pressure

• Addiction

The sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns is known as

• arsenic

• tar

• acetone

• benzene

Janine smokes and has a hard time breathing because her airways are constantly inflamed and full of mucus. What condition does Janine have?

• Chronic Bronchitis

• Asthma

• Emphysema

• Cancer

The smoke exhaled from a smoker's lungs is called

• Environmental tobacco smoke

• Mainstream smoke

• Secondhand smoke

• Sidestream smoke

Sidestream smoke is smoke that

• goes directly into a fetus's bloodstream

• in inhaled by a smoker's lungs

• goes into the air directly from a cigarette

• is exhaled from a smoker's lungs

The tobacco user who quits can expect

• many immediate and long term benefits

• only immediate benefits

• only long term benefits

• few benefits