Title: SMOKING TRIVIA
1SMOKING TRIVIA
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2Smoke from cigarettes can make nonsmokers sick.
True
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3Smoke makes hair and clothing stink.
True
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4Smoking can affect a persons ability to smell
and taste food.
True
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5About 500 people die each year of smoking related
diseases.
False Nearly 400,000
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6Smoke can cause reddening, itching and watering
eyes.
True
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7Secondhand smoke kills 3,0000 nonsmokers each
year from lung disease.
True
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8Cigarette smoke contains one chemical. That
chemical is called nicotine.
False Thousands (Over 200 are poisonous
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9It takes 10 seconds for nicotine absorbed into
the bloodstream to reach the brain.
True
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10Smoking is a difficult habit to quit.
True
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11The average smoker spends 100/year on
cigarettes.
False About 700
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12Nicotine is an addictive drug.
True
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13A smoker is twice as likely to have a heart
attack as a nonsmoker is.
True
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14Smokers in the U.S. smoke more than 500 BILLION
cigarettes each year.
True
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15In the U.S., about 1 million children under the
age of 18 are smokers.
False 3 million!
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16Teens who smoke cigarettes are more likely to try
smoking marijuana than teens who dont smoke
cigarettes.
True Gateway Drug
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17President Clinton is a smoker.
False
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18Every day, about 1,000 teenagers try cigarette
smoking for the first time.
False, about 3,000
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19Cigarette brands that are heavily advertised on
TV, in magazines, on billboards, on t-shirts
are the brands more teens buy.
True
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20Every year, fewer teens start smoking.
False, the is Growing!
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211 out of every 10 smokers will die of a
smoking-related sickness.
False 3 out of 10
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22The lungs of a kid age 5 to 9 who lives in a home
with a smoker do not work as well as lungs of a
kid who lives in a home with no smokers.
True
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23More germs get into your lungs when you smoke.
True - The smoke paralyzes the cilia (lining of
your lungs)
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24After smoking for a while, the smoker needs less
nicotine to get the same feeling from smoking.
False More nicotine
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