Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes teenagers who smoke?

Accepted Answer

A) Less than half become daily users. 
B) Some will develop dependence after a few cigarettes. 
C) Most enjoy the fact they smoke and wish to continue. 
D) Most believe they will be unable to stop smoking when they want to. 
A) Less than half become daily users. 
B) Some will develop dependence after a few cigarettes. 
C) Most enjoy the fact they smoke and wish to continue. 
D) Most believe they will be unable to stop smoking when they want to.

Question 2

Which of the following describes the effect of the enzyme CYP2A6 on nicotine addiction?

Accepted Answer

A) Fast-metabolizing CYP2A6 increases the likelihood of trying cigarettes for the first time. 
B) Slow-metabolizing CYP2A6 decreases the likelihood of feeling sick from nicotine. 
C) Slow-metabolizing CYP2A6 increases the pleasurable results of nicotine. 
D) Fast-metabolizing CYP2A6 decreases the chances of quitting successfully. 
A) Fast-metabolizing CYP2A6 increases the likelihood of trying cigarettes for the first time. 
B) Slow-metabolizing CYP2A6 decreases the likelihood of feeling sick from nicotine. 
C) Slow-metabolizing CYP2A6 increases the pleasurable results of nicotine. 
D) Fast-metabolizing CYP2A6 decreases the chances of quitting successfully.

Question 3

Clove cigarettes contain tobacco.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Rates of smoking are consistent within most ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compared with older smokers,adolescents are less vulnerable to developing nicotine dependence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the reason that tobacco use persists in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Restaurants are afraid of lost profits associated with becoming smoke free. 
B) The tobacco industry has powerful lobbyists. 
C) Colleges and universities refuse to ban smoking on campus. 
D) Americans do not find the cost of cigarettes to be burden. 
A) Restaurants are afraid of lost profits associated with becoming smoke free. 
B) The tobacco industry has powerful lobbyists. 
C) Colleges and universities refuse to ban smoking on campus. 
D) Americans do not find the cost of cigarettes to be burden.

Question 7

Describe at least five key factors that increase the risk that an adolescent or young adult will take up cigarette smoking.Choose one of the risk factors you identified,and suggest a way to help control its influence on smoking rates.

Accepted Answer

There are several key factors that incre

Question 8

Smoking in films has decreased significantly since 1990.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is an effect of nicotine?

Accepted Answer

A) blood vessel dilation 
B) increased formation of urine 
C) increased heart rate 
D) lowered blood pressure 
A) blood vessel dilation 
B) increased formation of urine 
C) increased heart rate 
D) lowered blood pressure

Question 10

The smoke from cigars contains fewer toxins and carcinogens than smoke from cigarettes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Smokers who switch to low-tar or low-nicotine cigarettes

Accepted Answer

A) take smaller puffs and take longer to smoke each cigarette. 
B) do not inhale as deeply. 
C) actually inhale more tar than they did before. 
D) are likely to begin smoking more cigarettes. 
A) take smaller puffs and take longer to smoke each cigarette. 
B) do not inhale as deeply. 
C) actually inhale more tar than they did before. 
D) are likely to begin smoking more cigarettes.

Question 12

Which of the following best describes cigar use?

Accepted Answer

A) Its popularity is highest among African American males. 
B) It cannot lead to nicotine addiction. 
C) It releases fewer toxins and carcinogens than smoking cigarettes. 
D) It is made more harmful by inhaling. 
A) Its popularity is highest among African American males. 
B) It cannot lead to nicotine addiction. 
C) It releases fewer toxins and carcinogens than smoking cigarettes. 
D) It is made more harmful by inhaling.

Question 13

Most tobacco users try to quit each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Lynette,a regular smoker,has not had a cigarette for over an hour.Which of the following is she likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

A) vomiting 
B) irritability 
C) heart palpitations 
D) cough 
A) vomiting 
B) irritability 
C) heart palpitations 
D) cough

Question 15

Which of the following best describes environmental tobacco smoke?

Accepted Answer

A) Its effects may take several weeks to become evident. 
B) It rarely causes death. 
C) It is safe at low or moderate levels. 
D) It has been linked to sudden infant death syndrome. 
A) Its effects may take several weeks to become evident. 
B) It rarely causes death. 
C) It is safe at low or moderate levels. 
D) It has been linked to sudden infant death syndrome.

Question 16

On average,how many minutes can a regular user of tobacco go between doses of nicotine before experiencing negative effects?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 40 
D) 75 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 40 
D) 75

Question 17

Exercise can be stressful and distracts from efforts to stop smoking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To increase the chance for success when attempting to quit smoking,you should

Accepted Answer

A) wear a nicotine patch while you smoke. 
B) substitute smokeless tobacco for cigarettes. 
C) substitute clove cigarettes. 
D) tell your family and friends you want support. 
A) wear a nicotine patch while you smoke. 
B) substitute smokeless tobacco for cigarettes. 
C) substitute clove cigarettes. 
D) tell your family and friends you want support.

Question 20

ETS has been linked to high birth weight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Toward a Tobacco-Free Society

Which of the following statements best describes teenagers who smoke?

Which of the following describes the effect of the enzyme CYP2A6 on nicotine addiction?

Clove cigarettes contain tobacco.

Rates of smoking are consistent within most ethnic groups.

Compared with older smokers,adolescents are less vulnerable to developing nicotine dependence.

Which of the following best describes the reason that tobacco use persists in the United States?

Describe at least five key factors that increase the risk that an adolescent or young adult will take up cigarette smoking.Choose one of the risk factors you identified,and suggest a way to help control its influence on smoking rates.

Smoking in films has decreased significantly since 1990.

Which of the following is an effect of nicotine?

The smoke from cigars contains fewer toxins and carcinogens than smoke from cigarettes.

Smokers who switch to low-tar or low-nicotine cigarettes

Which of the following best describes cigar use?

Most tobacco users try to quit each year.

Lynette,a regular smoker,has not had a cigarette for over an hour.Which of the following is she likely to experience?

Which of the following best describes environmental tobacco smoke?

On average,how many minutes can a regular user of tobacco go between doses of nicotine before experiencing negative effects?

Exercise can be stressful and distracts from efforts to stop smoking.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women.

To increase the chance for success when attempting to quit smoking,you should

ETS has been linked to high birth weight.

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