Deck 16: Tobacco Products and Nicotine Addiction

Question 1

The average smoker requires serious attempts to quit smoking before reaching success.

A) 1-2
B) 3-4
C) 5-10
D) 15-20

Answer 1

5-10

Question 2

"Light" cigarettes expose the user to fewer toxins than regular cigarettes.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The nicotine molecule is very similar to the neurotransmitter

A) serotonin.
B) GABA.
C) dopamine.
D) acetylcholine.

Answer 3

acetylcholine.

Question 4

Smokers of "light" cigarette brands when compared with smokers of regular tobacco brands.

A) have half the cardiovascular risk
B) have twice the cardiovascular risk
C) have about the same cardiovascular risk
D) experience less of a "high" from the nicotine

Question 5

When tobacco smoking was first introduced in Europe, it was deemed a crime that could be punishable by the in Germany.

A) castration of the smoker
B) death of the smoker
C) death of those who supplied tobacco to smokers
D) loss of title to the family estates

Question 6

In the U.S., between nonsmokers die each year from cancer induced by secondhand smoke.

A) 250-400
B) 500-1,000
C) 15,000-20,000
D) 30,000-80,000

Question 7

Establishment of the first European colonies in the New World was partially fueled by demand for tobacco.

Question 8

Of those who smoke, as many as are addicted to nicotine.

A) 25-30 percent
B) 50-55 percent
C) 75-80 percent
D) 90-95 percent

Question 9

Evidence now exists suggesting that tobacco was actively cultivated as a crop as early as

A) 4,000 years ago.
B) 7,000 years ago.
C) the year 8,000 B.C.E.
D) 6,000 years ago.

Question 10

Researchers have identified different chemicals in tobacco smoke.

A) 2,250
B) 1,650
C) 4,700
D) 100,000

Question 11

Which of the following statements best explains why the first cigarette of the day for regular smokers has such a strong effect on them?

A) Some tolerance to nicotine develops during the day, but it is rapidly lost at night while the smoker sleeps (and doesn't smoke).
B) Smokers build tolerance to nicotine overnight while they are sleeping.
C) Smokers develop reverse tolerance for nicotine the more cigarettes they smoke during the day.
D) Cigarettes help calm the smoker down after having bad dreams.

Question 12

Up to of the typical cigarette is made up of stems, scraps and dust.

A) 40 percent
B) 14 percent
C) 24 percent
D) 64 percent

Question 13

Unlike strains of tobacco currently in use, the original strains of tobacco used in the New World

A) may have caused hallucinations.
B) had analgesic properties, thus prompting physicians in Europe to recommend their use.
C) did not contain nicotine at all.
D) had higher levels of nicotine than found in strains used today.

Question 14

In spite of its widespread popularity as a product for smoking, the tobacco plant contains nicotine because it is a

A) way to attract bees for pollination in the spring.
B) way to kill off neighboring plants so the tobacco plant has better access to sunshine.
C) stimulant to the reproductive cycle of the tobacco plant.
D) natural insecticide.

Question 15

Nicotine reduces the effects of , which normally breaks down dopamine after it has been released.

A) monoamine oxidase A
B) monoamine oxidase ß
C) monoamine oxidase I
D)

Question 16

The most common form of death associated with cigarette smoking is

A) heart disease.
B) cancer.
C) emphysema.
D) stroke.

Question 17

People who use smokeless tobacco are at a lower risk for a fatal myocardial infarction than cigarette smokers.

Question 18

The typical profit margin for a pack of cigarettes sold in the U.S. is

A) 19 percent.
B) 55 percent.
C) 44 percent.
D) 32 percent.

Question 19

Nicotine's chemical structure is very similar to that of

A) acetylcholine.
B) glutamate.
C) dopamine.
D) GABA.

Question 20

There is good evidence that companies that produce the major brands of cigarettes have nicotine found in cigarettes.

A) increased the level of
B) decreased the level of
C) maintained the level of
D) introduced compounds to counteract the effects of

Question 21

Describe the time course and symptoms experienced with nicotine withdrawal.

Question 22

What percentage of all cases of lung cancer are thought to be smoking-related?

A) 18 percent
B) 28 percent
C) 55 percent
D) 87 percent

Question 23

The lethal dose of nicotine for the average adult is

A) 25 mg.
B) 15 mg.
C) 50 mg.
D) 60 mg.

Question 24

Discuss the evidence to support the dangers of secondhand smoke.

Question 25

The biological half-life of nicotine is approximately

A) 120 minutes.
B) 60 minutes.
C) 45 minutes.
D) 180 minutes.

Question 26

The economic consequences of cigarette smoking have been estimated to be in the United States.

A) $3,000 per year for every man, woman and child
B) $3,000 per year for every man and woman above the age of 18
C) $3,000 per year for every active smoker
D) $400 per year for every man, woman and child

Question 27

Explain why smokeless tobacco is not a safe alternative to smoking.

Question 28

What percentage of infants who die after discharge from the hospital are found to have been exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke?

A) 17 percent
B) 72 percent
C) 35 percent
D) 56 percent

Question 29

Describe the begrudging acceptance on the part of Europe to tobacco.

Question 30

Discuss the connection between cigarette cessation and weight gain.

Question 31

Between of heavy alcohol drinkers also smoke.

A) 50 and 55 percent
B) 70 and 95 percent
C) 30 and 40 percent
D) 30 and 50 percent

Question 32

Secondhand cigarette smoke has been found to

A) increase plaque formation by 50 percent.
B) increase plaque formation by 20 percent.
C) not affect plaque formation at all.
D) cause a halt in plaque formation until the individual is no longer exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke.

Question 33

Globally, tobacco products are thought to cause premature deaths a year.

A) 70 million
B) 8 million
C) 5 million
D) 17 million