SMOKING QUIZ

1.What is the average

weight gain for those
who quit smoking?
a. Less than 10 pounds
b. 10-15 pounds
c. 15-30 pounds
d. More than 30 pounds

2.Which

of the
NOT a sign
addiction?

following is
of cigarette

a. Smoking within 30 minutes of

awakening in the morning
b. Smoking more than three cigarettes
per day
c. Smoking even when sick and in bed
d. Difficulty eliminating the first
cigarette in the morning

3.Other
healthy
habits may make up
for smoking.
a. True
b. False

4.What

kinds

of
substances
are
contained in a cigarette?
a. Chemicals used in wood
varnish
b. Chemicals found in nail polish
remover
c. Chemicals found in rat poison
d. All of the above

Which symptom is most

likely to be associated
with smoking cessation?

5.

a. Blurred vision
b. Dry mouth
c. Anxiety
d. Stomach pain

6. Smoking and ____________

are risk factors for heart
disease.

a. High cholesterol
b. Human papillomavirus (HPV)

c. Blood infections
d. None of the above

7. Of the options below, the

best
advice
for
quitting
smoking is:
a. Don't go cold turkey
b. Don't set a quit date
c. Don't tell anyone
d. Don't exercise right away at
first

8. Addiction to nicotine
is
the
same
as
addiction to cocaine or
heroin.
a. True
b. False

9. It is best to clean
house
during
the
smoking
cessation
phase.
a. True
b. False

10. Which of these statements is

FALSE?
a. Chemicals in cigarettes can
reach breast milk
b. Cotinine is the breakdown
product of nicotine
c. At least 250 chemicals have been
found in secondhand smoke
d. Smoking increases pain perception

EFFECTS
OF

1. Yellow Teeth.
Cigarette smoking
shall stain your
teeth yellow/brown
in color

2. Infant death.
Smoking during
pregnancy can cause
birth defects or death
in a child

3. Cancer. There are 43

chemicals that are found in
cigarette smoke which have
been clinically proven to
cause cancer. These 43
chemicals cause lung cancer,
mouth cancer, cancer of
bladder, or throat cancer.

4. Skin discoloration.
The skin of long-term
smokers show dull,
grayish skin
discoloration with
deeper lines and
wrinkles.

5. Expenses. Smoking
cigarettes can cost
people tens of
thousands a dollars a
year

6. Pollution.
Smoke generated
from cigarettes
contributes to
world pollution.

7. Gum disease and

other oral problems.
Smoking causes
several gum diseases
and oral complaints.

8. Cigarette smoking
can raise the likelihood
of developing
cataracts - capable of
causing blindness.

9. Infection.
The smokers body is
more likely to develop an
infection in an open
wound, as the immune
system in them can be
damaged.

10. Early menopause.

Smoking may stop
the menstruation
cycle in a woman.

MY IDEA

Zandro smokes one

pack of cigarettes a
day. What will you do
if you are a friend of
Zando?
Will
you
tolerate his wrong
doings?

Rhea makes cigarette

smoking
her
past
time activity. If you
are a friend of Rhea,
will you join her in
the activity?

After school, Alfred is wandering

home with a group of friends. One of
the girls get some cigarettes out of
her bag, lights one and passes it to
another friend. Some of the friends
take a few puffs then pass the
cigarette on to the next person.
Alfred doesnt like smoking as it
makes his clothes smell but wants to
be part of the group. What should he
do when the cigarette is passes on to
him

THANK YOU