Tobacco Test

Which is a course that provides information and help to people who want to stop using tobacco?

tobacco cessation program

Smokeless tobacco

tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed

Which is NOT a withdrawal symptom many tobacco users experience?

uncontrolled shaking

List four short-term effects of tobacco use.

1)Brain chemistry changes. The addictive properties of nicotine cause the body to crave more of the drug. 2)Respiration and heart rate increase. Breathing during physical activity becomes difficult, and endurance decreases. 3)The sense of taste is dulled and appetite decreases. Tobacco users often lose much of their ability to enjoy food. 4) Users have bad breath, yellowed teeth, and smelly hair, skin, and clothes. If tobacco use continues for any length of time, these unattractive effects can become permanent.

tar

A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns

List five health problems Caused by long-term tobacco use.

Chronic bronchitis Emphysema Lung cancer Coronary heart disease and stroke Weakened immune system

Identify some of the evidence to support the claim that pipes and cigars are just as dangerous, if not more so, than cigarettes.

Cigars contain significantly more nicotine than cigarettes and also produce more tar and carbon monoxide. A single cigar can contain as much nicotine as an entire pack of cigarettes.

Identify some effects of ETS on nonsmokers.

ETS also causes eye irritation, headaches, ear infections, and coughing in people of all ages. It worsens asthma and other respiratory problems, and it increases the risk of coronary heart disease.

List four strategies for people who want to quit using tobacco.

Get support Access professional health prepare for quit day replace with healthy behaviors

List some strategies you can use to reduce the effects of ETS in your home.

If a family member smokes, encourage that person to quit. Meanwhile, try to establish smoke-free areas in the house, or make a rule that smokers must go outside. If this is not always possible, air cleaners can help remove some contaminants from the air. Opening windows to admit fresh air will also help. If you have a visitor who smokes, politely ask that person not to smoke inside your home. When you visit the home of a smoker, try to stay outside or in a different room as much as possible. You can also ask to open the windows to let in fresh air. If the smoker is someone other than your friend, you can suggest meeting elsewhere, such as in your home or at a library. In restaurants and other public places, ask to sit in a nonsmoking area.

Describe the purpose of Healthy People 2010.

In fact, one of the goals of Healthy People 2020 is to reduce tobacco use and the number of tobacco-related deaths.

Identify three actions that have aided efforts to curb smoking in public places

Many states now prohibit smoking in any workplace. Advertisements aimed at young people encourage them not to smoke. Public service announcements encourage parents not to smoke near their children. Laws now prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors. In addition, some states have successfully sued tobacco companies.

List 3 toxic substances found in tobacco products and briefly describe how each one affects the body.

Nicotine - Causes changes in the brain that make tobacco addictive. Nicotine is a stimulant that raises blood pressure and increases the heart rate. Tar - The tar in tobacco smoke damages a smoker's respiratory system in several ways. It paralyzes and destroys cilia, the tiny hairlike structures that line the upper airways and protect the body against infection. carbon monoxide - Carbon monoxide is another poison found in cigarette smoke. The body absorbs this gas more easily than oxygen. Exposure to carbon dioxide starves the body's cells and tissues of oxygen.

Which substances do people often use to relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal?

Nicotine substitutes

Which physical symptom 'do people often experience when they stop using tobacco?

Nicotine withdrawal

Identify the benefits of living a tobacco free life

Performing better at sports or fitness activities. Avoiding smoker's breath, yellow teeth and fingers, and having a tobacco smell. Maintaining heart and lung health throughout your lifetime. Performing better in sports/school Saving money that would be spent buying tobacco products.

Explain the difference between mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke.

Sidestream smoke is more dangerous. Because mainstream smoke has already passed through a smoker's lungs, it contains lower concentrations of nicotine, tar, and other harmful chemicals.

Explain how nicotine and carbon monoxide can be dangerous to a mother and her fetus.

Smoking during pregnancy can seriously harm a developing fetus. Nicotine passes through the placenta, constricting the blood vessels of the fetus. Carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen levels in the blood of the mother and fetus. This can reduce fetal growth and increase the risk of miscarriage, prenatal death, premature delivery, low birth weight, deformities, and stillbirths. The infant may also suffer from growth and developmental problems in early childhood. Babies of mothers who smoked during pregnancy or who are exposed to ETS are more likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). They may also have severe asthma attacks, ear infections, or respiratory tract infections.

List three strategies that will help you avoid tobacco use.

Surround yourself with positive influences. Choose friends who do not use tobacco. Reduce peer pressure. Stay away from situations where tobacco products may be used. Be prepared with refusal skills. Practice in advance what you will say if someone offers you tobacco.

Describe some of the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal may include irritability, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and cravings for tobacco.

Nicotine

The addictive drug found in tobacco leaves

List four factors that have contributed to a reduced number of high school students who use tobacco products.

Tobacco legislation. It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to purchase and use tobacco products in the United States. No-smoking policies. Legislation has limited smoking in public places and businesses. Family values. Teens whose parents avoid tobacco are more likely to abstain from tobacco use themselves. Positive peer pressure. Teens who do not smoke act as healthy role models for other teens. Understanding of health risks.

List three other consequences of tobacco use.

Tobacco use has other costs in addition to its health risks. Some of these costs are measured in dollars. For minors, tobacco use can have legal consequences as well. Students who use tobacco products on school property risk being suspended or expelled.

Carcinogen

a cancer-causing substance

Carbon monoxide

a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas

Stimulant

a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs

Decade

a group or set of ten.

Addictive drug

a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence

For which age group is environmental tobacco smoke especially harmful?

infant and children

Which is the reason most teens begin using tobacco?

media influence desire for mature appearance weight control *all of the above

Which substance reduces the oxygen level in the blood of a pregnant woman and fetus

nicotine

Which condition can leukoplakia potentially lead to?

oral cancer

Tar contained in tobacco smoke is harmful to the lungs because it

paralyzes cilia

Identity some reasons for tobacco use among teens.

peer pressure to look "cool" weightloss to fit in

According to the Surgeon General, what is the only way to fully protect people from the damaging health effects of environmental tobacco smoke?

prohibit smoking altogether

Which is not an effect of nicotine on the the body?

reduces stress

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

second hand smoke. Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke

Mainstream smoke

the smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker

Sidestream smoke

the smoke from the burning end of a cig, cigar, or pipe

Leukoplakia

thickened, white, leathery spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer.