Deck 11: Tobacco Use and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Prevention

Question 1

The single most preventable cause of death in the United Stated today is

A) heart disease.
B) stroke.
C) tobacco products.
D) influenza.

Answer 1

tobacco products.

Question 2

Tobacco is responsible for one in ________ deaths.

A) five
B) ten
C) fifteen
D) twenty

Answer 2

five

Question 3

Nearly 65 percent of adult tobacco users begin smoking before the age of ________.

A) 13
B) 15
C) 18
D) 21

Answer 3

18

Question 4

The approximate number of children who try their first cigarette each day is ________.

A) 1,700
B) 2,300
C) 8,000
D) 16,000

Question 5

Approximately what percentage of twelfth graders are regular smokers?

A) 5 percent
B) 12 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 33 percent

Question 6

Factors associated with greater potential for tobacco use are called

A) risk factors.
B) safety factors.
C) danger factors.
D) protective factors.

Question 7

Factors associated with a reduced potential for tobacco use are called

A) risk factors.
B) safety factors.
C) danger factors.
D) protective factors.

Question 8

Protective factors against tobacco use include:

A) Parental academic expectations
B) Body image concerns
C) Perceived norms of how many peers engage in smoking behavior
D) Parent smoking

Question 9

Risk factors associated with tobacco use include:

A) Parental academic expectations
B) Household access to tobacco
C) Engaging in extracurricular activities
D) Connection to parents

Question 10

A policy that prohibits tobacco use by students, faculty, staff and visitors in school buildings, school grounds, school buses, and at off-campus school-sponsored events is called a

A) "tobacco-free policy."
B) "no-smoking zone."
C) "butt-out policy."
D) "clean air policy."

Question 11

All of the following are risk factors related to greater potential for tobacco use, EXCEPT

A) parental smoking.
B) body image concerns.
C) parental academic expectations.
D) perceived norms.

Question 12

Successful smoking prevention programs should include all of the following, EXCEPT

A) utilizing scare tactics to show potential risks.
B) developing and enforcing a school policy on tobacco use.
C) supporting cessation efforts among students and school staff.
D) providing K-12 tobacco use prevention education.

Question 13

Best practice tobacco prevention programs

A) develop and enforce school policy on tobacco use.
B) emphasize long-term consequences of tobacco use.
C) focus instruction on high school students.
D) bring in guest speakers to implement the curriculum whenever possible.

Question 14

________ appear(s) to increase young people's risk of smoking by implying that smoking can satisfy adolescents' need to be popular, feel attractive, take risks and avoid or manage stress.

A) Parental cigarette use
B) Counter advertising campaigns
C) Cigarette advertising
D) Brand recognition

Question 15

Health Consequences of Smoking-50 Years of Progress is the surgeon general's report that concluded

A) tobacco use usually begins by age 11.
B) most young people who smoke are addicted to nicotine.
C) tobacco advertising has little or no effect on youth smoking.
D) grades of students have little impact on their likelihood to smoke.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for teachers to follow when teaching tobacco prevention?

A) Do not assume kids are bad if they smoke.
B) Do not say smoking is dumb.
C) Do not tell kids that smoking leads to dangerous diseases.
D) Do not talk about smokeless tobacco.

Question 17

What are the three main ways of using tobacco?

A) chewing, smoking, absorption
B) chewing, snuff, absorption
C) absorption, smoking, snuff
D) chewing, smoking, snuff

Question 18

Which of the following are possible side effects of smokeless tobacco?

A) cirrhosis and nicotine addiction
B) oral cancer and hepatitis
C) gum problems and dental caries
D) cirrhosis and gum problems

Question 19

The least popular method of using tobacco among youth is

A) smoking cigarettes.
B) smoking cigars.
C) chewing tobacco.
D) none of the above.

Question 20

Holding a small amount of moist snuff between the cheek and gum is referred to as

A) dipping.
B) sniffing.
C) snuffing.
D) cutting.

Question 21

The addictive substance in tobacco is the

A) tar.
B) carbon monoxide.
C) nicotine.
D) THC.

Question 22

The most harmful substance in tobacco smoke is the

A) tar.
B) carbon monoxide.
C) nicotine.
D) carbon dioxide.

Question 23

Which of the following is a short-term effect of smoking tobacco?

A) heart disease
B) increased heart rate
C) lung cancer
D) narrowing of the arteries

Question 24

When carbon monoxide is inhaled, it bonds with which of the following to decrease the oxygen supply in the blood?

A) red blood cells
B) platelets
C) white blood cells
D) hemoglobin

Question 25

After smoking just one cigarette, a person's blood pressure

A) increases.
B) remains the same.
C) decreases.
D) fluctuates.

Question 26

When individuals smoke, their skin temperature

A) increases.
B) remains the same.
C) decreases.
D) fluctuates.

Question 27

For both men and women, the leading cancer killer related to smoking is

A) colon cancer.
B) throat cancer.
C) oral cancer.
D) lung cancer.

Question 28

The risk of developing cancer increases

A) as the number of cigarettes smoked increases.
B) as the number of years of smoking increases.
C) the younger the age a person starts smoking.
D) from all of the above.

Question 29

The persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways in the lungs is called

A) emphysema.
B) asthma.
C) bronchitis.
D) lung cancer.

Question 30

An irreversible disease in which the alveoli are destroyed is

A) emphysema.
B) asthma.
C) bronchitis.
D) lung cancer.

Question 31

There has been an increased incidence, for children, of which conditions due to exposure to secondhand smoke?

A) ear infections, colds, impetigo
B) glaucoma, colds, impetigo
C) asthma, chronic respiratory symptoms, and ear infections
D) colds, dental caries, asthma

Question 32

Approximately what percentage of high school students have ever used electronic vapor products?

A) 25 percent
B) 45 percent
C) 55 percent
D) 65 percent

Question 33

Which of the following is given for why ENDS producing/selling companies are targeting teens?

A) marketing campaigns in local libraries
B) producing fun fruity flavors
C) unregulated reliance on 3^rd party venders
D) required federal documents filed with the FDA

Question 34

One in every 20 deaths is tobacco related.

Question 35

The majority of adult smokers began smoking at or before the age of 18.

Question 36

Approximately 15 percent of middle school students are current smokers.

Question 37

Although the physical consequences of pre-adolescent and adolescent smoking are dire, some studies show academic performance is not adversely affected by smoking.

Question 38

Parent and family connectedness is a protective factor for tobacco use.

Question 39

Having aggressive, impulsive, and shy personality traits is a protective factor for tobacco use.

Question 40

One reason why youth begin to smoke is tobacco availability.

Question 41

Poor academic achievement is a risk factor for tobacco use.

Question 42

Young people with poor grades and low self-images are at an increased risk of using tobacco.

Question 43

When students believe tobacco use is acceptable because of family, peer, and community values, they are less likely to use tobacco.

Question 44

Recommendations for school health prevention programs to prevent tobacco use include tobacco education K-12 and parent involvement.

Question 45

School policies that prohibit tobacco advertising on clothing is part of a quality tobacco prevention program.

Question 46

Focusing on long-term consequences of tobacco, such as the deadly diseases it leads to, is considered best practice when teaching about tobacco.

Question 47

Tobacco prevention curriculum should emphasize long-term consequences rather than the immediate consequences.

Question 48

Most young people who smoke are not addicted to nicotine and are able to quit easily.

Question 49

Tobacco use usually begins as students leave home and enter college.

Question 50

There are three principle methods of using tobacco: chewing, dipping snuff, and smoking.

Question 51

Smokeless tobacco is a safe form of tobacco.

Question 52

Nicotine addiction is not a negative side effect of smokeless tobacco.

Question 53

Snuff tobacco does not contain nitrosamines and, therefore, is not likely to cause cancer.

Question 54

Sugar is added to smokeless tobacco, so users tend to have more dental caries.

Question 55

Cigars are the most popular way for adults and adolescents to smoke tobacco in the United States.

Question 56

Young people who use tobacco are not any more likely to progress to other drugs than are young people who do not use tobacco.

Question 57

Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide, the same deadly gas found in automobile exhaust.

Question 58

Teen smokers suffer from shortness of breath three times more often than do teens who don't smoke.

Question 59

Smoking actually decreases nervousness and tension and increases hand steadiness.

Question 60

Smoking is responsible for about 80 percent of all lung cancer cases.

Question 61

Cigarette smoking is the most important known modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Question 62

If the alveoli are destroyed, quitting smoking will regenerate them.

Question 63

Smoking has little effect on one's sense of smell and taste.

Question 64

Among teens, vaping is nearly as popular as cigarettes.

Question 65

Vaping is defined as the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol produced by ENDS.

Question 66

List three protective factors that guard against tobacco use.

Question 67

List three risk factors for tobacco use.

Question 68

What are three of the major conclusions from the report Health Consequences of Smoking-50 Years of Progress?

Question 69

What are the three principle methods of using tobacco?

Question 70

Name the long-term effects on children and adults who live in homes with smokers.

Question 71

Name three of the negative short-term consequences of smoking tobacco.

Question 72

Describe the aesthetic problems associated with long-term tobacco use.

Question 73

Explain three guidelines teachers should follow when teaching tobacco-use prevention.

Question 74

Briefly describe a developmentally appropriate way to teach elementary students about tobacco-use prevention.

Question 75

Choose a question students may have regarding tobacco use, and provide an appropriate response.

Question 76

Provide three examples of health-enhancing behavioral skills that will help students reduce health risks.

Question 77

Name two external influences promoting tobacco use.

Question 78

Explain why it is important not to "warn older students that they will die an early death if they smoke."

Question 79

Identify two protective factors for tobacco use prevention. Explain their significance in preventing tobacco use.

Question 80

List and describe three negative short-term side effects of using smokeless tobacco. Additionally, list and describe three long-term side effects of using smokeless tobacco.