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Tobacco Questionnaire Smoking is harmful only if you smoke for a

long time---20 to 30 years or more.

True

False

3

Tobacco Questionnaire If you smoke a pack a day for one year, it will cost

you about:$50$1000 $1,500 $3,000

365 * 41,460

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Tobacco Questionnaire Nicotine in tobacco is highly addictive

True

False

5

Tobacco Questionnaire Spit tobacco is a safe and non-addictive

alternate to cigarettes

True

False

6

Tobacco Questionnaire Which of the following chemicals are found in

cigarettes

Ammonia (used to clean toilets)

Cyanide (used to kill rats)

Formaldyde (used to preserve dead frogs)

All of the above

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Tobacco Questionnaire More than 80% of smokers start before they

turn:

18 Years Old

21 Years Old

25 Years Old

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Tobacco Questionnaire How many young people become new

smokers each day?

1,000

2,000

3,000

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Tobacco Questionnaire Tobacco kills more people each year than

which of the following causes of death?

Illegal Drugs

Car Crashes

AIDS

All of the above

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Tobacco Questionnaire Within two days of quitting smoking, your

sense of taste and smell are greatly improved.

True

False

11

Tobacco Questionnaire What is the number one source of pollution

on California beaches

Oil Slicks Hospital Waste Cigarette butts

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The Truth About Tobacco

Nicotine HIGHLY ADDICTIVE Found in the leaves of the tobacco plant Found in cigarettes, pipes, and

smokeless tobacco Increases heart rate and blood pressure Makes you breathe faster

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Each cigarette shortens your life 7 to 11 minutes.

There are over 4,000 chemicals in smoke 400 of the chemicals are toxic 40 cause cancer

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Every year the tobacco company spends 9.7 billion dollars per year on advertising

Approximately 10% of 8th graders are current smokers.

70% of teen smokers wish that they never started smoking.

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3 of of 4 smokers in high school have already tried to quit but failed.

The earlier a kid tries smoking, the higher his/her chances of becoming a regular smoker.

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Harmful Effects of Smoking on the Body

MouthBad Breath

Dull Taste Buds

Cancer (throat)

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Harmful Effects of Smoking on the Body

TeethStained Brown

LungsCancer

Emphysema

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Harmful Effects of Smoking on the Body

FingersStained by burning cigarette

HeartBlood vessels narrow

Greater risk of heart disease

Digestive SystemStomach Ulcers

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Bryan Curtis started smoking at 13, never thinking that 20 years

later it would kill him and leave a wife and children alone