Deck 5: TOBACCO: E-Cigarettes-Help or Hazard

Question 1

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 2011 to 2012, e-cigarette use in middle and high school students has:

A) Remained constant
B) Doubled
C) Tripled
D) Declined

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In 2013, 40 United States Attorneys General petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate e-cigarettes under what authority?

A) Public Health Service Prevention Act of 2012
B) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
C) Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009
D) Congressional Budget Act of 2008

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What percentage of U.S. adults smoke cigarettes, as of 2010?

A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) 40%

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What percentage of adults who continue smoking will die of tobacco-related diseases?

A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 100%

Question 5

Globally, about how many annual deaths can be attributed to cigarette smoking?

A) 2 million
B) 4 million
C) 6 million
D) 1 billion

Question 6

In the U.S, cigarette smoking peaked in the about 1997 among what age group?

A) Middle-aged adults
B) Middle-school children
C) Older adults
D) High school students

Question 7

According to the CDC, what percentage of cigarette smokers have used e-cigarettes in 2011?

A) 6%
B) 11%
C) 21%
D) 46%

Question 8

A serious criticism of studies about e-cigarettes and smoking cessation is:

A) Lack of randomization
B) Health professional beliefs
C) Marketing as smoking cessation aids
D) Use of self-report data for smoking cessation

Question 9

In addition to children and adolescents, one group in which e-cigarette use may be a concern is:

A) Young adults
B) Older men
C) Pregnant women
D) People operating heavy machinery

Question 10

The U.S. Court of Appeals decision that determines that e-cigarettes cannot be regulated as therapeutic drugs unless marketed as such, is called:

A) CDC vs. Tobacco Manufacturers of America
B) Pharma vs. U.S. Government
C) Sottera, Inc. vs. U.S. FDA
D) FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research vs. E-Cigarettes, Inc.

Question 11

On average, in contrast to twenty years ago, women currently smoke more than men.

Question 12

Cigarette smoking is more common in adults with lower incomes and less educaton.

Question 13

In the United States, more than 400,000 annual deaths can be attributed to cigarette smoking.

Question 14

About 99% of adults who smoke began by the age of 26.

Question 15

E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat liquid nicotine and a chemical that produces a vapor.

Question 16

Another name for e-cigarette smoking is vaping.

Question 17

The World Health Organization classifies e-cigarettes as an Economical Nicotine Device for Smoking (ENDS).

Question 18

Levels of nicotine in e-cigarettes are low, consistent, and heavily regulated.

Question 19

E-cigarette use in middle and high school students is restricted to those who are already smoking cigarettes and trying to quit.

Question 20

In contrast to the United States, countries such as Brazil, Australia, Canada, Norway, and Singapore have regulated or banned e-cigarettes.

Question 21

Critics of e-cigarettes compare their marketing and promotion efforts to older cigarette advertising campaigns.

Question 22

E-cigarettes have an extensive safety record, and nicotine poisoning cannot occur.

Question 23

E-cigarettes have been demonstrated to be as effective as other smoking cessation means.

Question 24

Controversy about e-cigarettes in the public health community related to disagreement about harm reduction strategies.

Question 25

Which of the following is needed in a comprehensive tobacco prevention and control program?

A) Media
B) School and community programs
C) Smoking cessation programs
D) Surveillance

Question 26

Public health concerns about e-cigarettes include:

A) Normalizing smoking
B) Contaminants and toxins
C) Nicotine addiction in children
D) Research gaps

Question 27

Public health concerns about e-cigarette marketing to children include:

A) Use of flavoring and cartoon characters
B) Availability through the Internet
C) Effects of nicotine on the developing brain
D) Concern about increased use of smokeless tobacco

Question 28

FDA regulation of e-cigarettes includes:

A) Marketing restrictions
B) Requirement that claims have scientific evidence
C) Regulation of vending machines and free samples
D) Health warnings

Question 29

Public health harm reduction strategies supported by scientific evidence include:

A) Drug addiction treatment
B) Needle-exchange programs
C) E-cigarettes
D) Seat belt use

Question 30

Why has use of e-cigarettes risen dramatically in recent years?

A) They are proven safer than smoking cigarettes
B) There are no restrictions on advertising and promotion
C) School-based health programs have helped reduce smoking
D) Nicotine in e-cigarettes is not as addictive