Personal Health Ch 11

Which smoking cessation product has the LEAST number of reported side effects?

nicotine patches

which statement is correct regarding the process of quitting smoking?

Some telephone quitlines provide stop-smoking medications at reduced prices

Geri has quit smoking. Which change can Geri expect to occur first?

improvement in olfactory sense

Which substance can be found in the bloodstream of a nonsmoker five hours after exposure to environmental tobacco smoke?

carbon monoxide

What has the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined about environmental tobacco smoke?

The EPA has designated environmental tobacco smoke as a class A carcinogen

Which statement is correct regarding cigar smoking?

Cigars are most popular among African American males.

Matteo quit smoking. Paul did not. How long will it take for Matteo's risk of dying from lung cancer to drop to half the risk that Paul faces?

10 yrs

which is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women?

lung

When a plaque completely blocks a coronary artery, the result is

a myocardial infarction

Cardiovascular disease caused by the formation of arterial plaques is known as

atherosclerosis

which is an immediate effect of nicotine?

inhibition of urine production

which ingredient in tobacco smoke seriously depletes the body's supply of oxygen?

carbon monoxide

What is the average life stage at which Americans begin to smoke or use smokeless tobacco?

mid teens

Sam quit smoking cold turkey two days ago. Which withdrawal symptoms is he likely to experience in those first two days?

insomia

Which statement is correct regarding the quitting process?

smokeless tobacco users may have a harder time quitting than smokers.

Which component in tobacco triggers the release of norepinephrine, and dopamine?

nicotine

Which statement about nicotine and addiction is true?

Some researchers believe nicotine is more physically addictive than cocaine and heroin

What is the primary reason people continue to use tobacco despite the health risks?

physical addiction to nicotine

Frederick, age 20, smokes on the weekends when he is out with friends. Which statement is correct?

His behavior fits into the patterns of an increase in the number of occasional smokers over the past two week decades

Based on education level, the person MOST likely to smoke is someone with

a GED