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Chapter 12: Tobacco

	1.	How many people die in the United States each year from diseases caused by smoking cigarettes?

		a.	1 million
		b.	about 430,000
		c.	about 120,000
		d.	about 80,000

	2.	Which product contains the most tobacco?

		a.	cigarette
		b.	bidi
		c.	cigar
		d.	smokeless tobacco

	3.	Which chemical in tobacco products is addictive?

		a.	tar
		b.	nicotine
		c.	carbon monoxide
		d.	flavoring

	4.	Which is a short-term effect on the respiratory system caused by smoking?

		a.	frequent colds and flu
		b.	lung cancer
		c.	increased heart rate
		d.	change in brain chemistry

	5.	What percentage of adults today avoid using tobacco products?

		a.	100 percent
		b.	75 percent
		c.	50 percent
		d.	30 percent

	6.	Which statement about nicotine is TRUE?

		a.	Nicotine addiction takes a long time to develop.
		b.	Nicotine addiction is rare.
		c.	Nicotine is less addictive than heroin or cocaine.
		d.	Nicotine addiction is the most common form of addiction in the United States.

	7.	Which statement about the effects of tobacco on babies is TRUE?

		a.	Nicotine and carbon monoxide from cigarettes have no effect on unborn children.
		b.	Smoking can cause low birth weight.
		c.	Parents' smoking does not increase the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome.
		d.	Women who smoke usually deliver their babies to a full term of pregnancy.

	8.	How many teens take up smoking each day in the United States?

		a.	about 4,800
		b.	about 3,300
		c.	about 2,100
		d.	about 770

	9.	Which is an internal influence that causes teens to take up smoking?

		a.	cigarette advertising
		b.	peer pressure
		c.	stress
		d.	smokers in the family

	10.	What percent of adult smokers started smoking before age 21?

		a.	about 10 percent
		b.	about 35 percent
		c.	about 50 percent
		d.	about 90 percent