What do you know about tobacco addiction and secondhand smoke?Answer the questions below to find out what you know about tobacco addiction and secondhand smoke sec·ond·hand smoke n. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke that is inhaled unintentionally by nonsmokers and may be injurious to their health if inhaled regularly over a long period. Also called passive smoke. . For multiple-choice questions, there may be more than one correct answer. 1. The addictive ingredient in tobacco is a. nicotine. b. tar. c. smoke. d. unknown. 2. Cigarette smoking accounts for how many of all cancer deaths: a. one-third b. one-fourth c. one-fifth d. one-half 3. The pleasurable effects of nicotine a. are long-lasting. b. last an hour. c. last a few minutes. d. last 10 seconds. 4. Smoking harms a. only the lungs. b. only the brain. c. only the liver. d. every organ in the body. 5. In infants and children, secondhand smoke is a known cause of a. sudden infant death syndrome sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age (usually between two weeks and eight months old). (SIDS SIDS sudden infant death syndrome. SIDS abbr. sudden infant death syndrome SIDS, n See syndrome, sudden infant death. ). b. respiratory problems and ear infections. c. asthma attacks. d. all of the above. 6. A 2005 survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders shows that compared with students in previous years a. more students disapprove dis·ap·prove v. dis·ap·proved, dis·ap·prov·ing, dis·ap·proves v.tr. 1. To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn. 2. To refuse to approve; reject. v.intr. of smoking. b. fewer students are smoking. C. more students are smoking. d. fewer students disapprove of smoking. 7. The following can fully protect you against secondhand smoke a. opening a window b. sitting in a separate area c. using ventilation or air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. d. none of the above 8. An ingredient in tobacco, acetaldehyde acetaldehyde (ăs'ĭtăl`dəhīd) or ethanal (ĕth`ənăl'), CH3CHO, colorless liquid aldehyde, sometimes simply called aldehyde. It melts at −123°C;, boils at 20. , probably works with nicotine in addicting adolescents, in particular, to tobacco. a. true b. false 9. Adolescents are more likely to become addicted to tobacco than adults. a. true b. false 10. People trying to quit smoking have withdrawal symptoms Withdrawal symptoms A group of physical or mental symptoms that may occur when a person suddenly stops using a drug to which he or she has become dependent. . a. true b. false ANSWERS TO REPRODUCIBLE: 1. a; 2. b; 3. c; 4. d; 5. d; 6. a & b; 7. d; 8. true; 9. true; l0. true. |
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