Smoking

What are cigarettes NOT linked to?

• lung disease

• cancer

• better physical fitness

• heart disease

What percentage of adult smokers began the habit as teenagers?

• 60

• 70

• 80

• 90

Nicotine is a stimulant.

• True

• False

Using a stimulant does NOT do what?

• Raises blood pressure

• Increases heart rate

• Lowers heart rate

• Increases action of the central nervous system.

What is a carcinogen?

• Addictive drug found in tobacco leaves.

• A cancer causing substance.

• A car that people smoke in.

• A substitute for smoking.

A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns is called what?

• Nicotine

• Stimulant

• Tar

• Lung

A colorless, odorless and poisonous gas found in tobacco smoke is what?

• carbon monoxide

• tar

• nicotine

• stimulant

1 cigar contains as much nicotine as how many cigarettes?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

A person with emphysema uses up to how much of their energy just to breathe?

• 50

• 60

• 70

• 80

Some teens use cigarettes because they think smoking will help them control weight or cope with stress.

• True

• False