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Tobacco Notes
1. Most people who become addicted to tobacco start using it during their
teens.
2. Tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip and teeth, or
sniffed through the nose is known as smokeless tobacco.
3. Stimulants are drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system.
4. Tobacco smoke contains many carcinogens, chemicals that cause cancer.
5. The condition described where the airways are constantly inflamed and
full of mucus is called chronic bronchitis.
6. Sidestream smoke is smoke that goes into the air directly from a
7. Tobacco smoke increases a baby’s heart rate.
8. A nicotine substitute is a product that contains nicotine, but not the other
harmful chemicals found in tobacco.
9. In addition to nicotine, two of the most harmful substances in tobacco
smoke are tar and carbon monoxide.
10. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
11. Teens are more likely to use tobacco when their parents use tobacco.
12. Snuff is finely ground, powdered tobacco that some users sniff through
their nose.
13. If a nicotine addict goes without nicotine for even a short time, he or she
may experience nicotine withdrawal
14. Smokeless tobacco contains many of the same dangerous chemicals that
are in tobacco smoke.
15. The combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke is called
secondhand smoke.
16. Babies born to mothers who smoke weigh, on average, six ounces less
than the babies of nonsmokers.
17. Surveys show that nine out of ten smokers want to quit.
18. Tobacco products are allowed to be advertised in print only.
19. Smokeless tobacco includes chewing tobacco and snuff.
20. Short-term effects of nicotine include: increased heart rate, increased
blood pressure, and changes in the brain.
21. The sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns is known as tar.
22. The average dose of smokeless tobacco contains more than twice the
nicotine of one cigarette.
23. The smoke exhaled from a smoker’s lungs is called mainstream smoke.
24. Nursing mothers who smoke produce milk containing nicotine.
25. The tobacco user who quits can expect many immediate and long-term
benefits.
26. The most important factor in successfully quitting tobacco is a strong
personal commitment.
27. Nicotine is an addictive chemical found in tobacco products.
28. In frequent users of tobacco, nicotine stimulates the area of the brain that
produces feelings of reward and pleasure.
29. When tobacco is burned, an odorless, poisonous gas called carbon
monoxide is produced.
30. Tobacco users may develop white patches on their tongues or the lining
of their mouths called leukoplakia.
31. Sidestream smoke contains twice as much tar and nicotine as mainstream
smoke.
32. Studies show that people who start using tobacco in their teens have a
more difficult time quitting than people who start using tobacco as adults.
33. Some people found that quitting tobacco abruptly, or going “cold turkey,”
worked for them.