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2 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, * 4 1,460

4 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

7 Tobacco Questionnaire  More than 80% of smokers start before they turn: 18 Years Old 21 Years Old 25 Years Old

8 Tobacco Questionnaire  How many young people become new smokers each day? 1,000 2,000 3,000

9 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

10 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

12 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

13  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

14  Every year the tobacco company spends 9.7 billion dollars per year on advertising  Approximately 10% of 8 th graders are current smokers.  70% of teen smokers wish that they never started smoking.

15  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.

16 Harmful Effects of Smoking on the Body  Mouth Bad Breath Dull Taste Buds Cancer (throat)

17 Harmful Effects of Smoking on the Body  Teeth Stained Brown  Lungs Cancer Emphysema

18 Harmful Effects of Smoking on the Body  Fingers Stained by burning cigarette  Heart Blood vessels narrow Greater risk of heart disease  Digestive System Stomach Ulcers

19 Bryan Curtis started smoking at 13, never thinking that 20 years later it would kill him and leave a wife and children alone