Is It Worth The Risk?

TRUE or FALSE: Smokers are less likely than nonsmokers to develop heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer.

• True

• False

What is the approximate amount of tar that passes through an average smoker's lung in one year?

• 4 Cups

• 3 Cups

• 2 Cups

• 1 Cup

TRUE or FALSE: Smoking can decrease a smoker's lung capacity to hold air, causing shortness of breath.

• True

• False

Smoking increases the risk of developing lung cancer for men by what amount?

• 40 times

• 25 times

• 50 times

• 10 times

Smoking increases the risk for coronary heart disease and stroke by what amount?

• 1 time

• 2 to 4 times

• 5 to 7 times

• 8 to 10 times

TRUE or FALSE: Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine and heroin.

• True

• False

These hair-like structures, found in the bronchial tubes, help protect the lungs by sweeping out mucus and impurities.

• Nicotine

• Veins

• Cilia

• Cigarette Ashes

TRUE or FALSE: Every day in the United States about 100 youth move from occasional use to developing a daily habit of addiction.

• True

• False

Approximately, how many known carcinogens are found in tar?

• 25

• 35

• 50

• 70

This is the solid substance that gets into the smoker's lungs when the cigarette is burned.

• Tar

• Cotton

• Cilia

• Molasses