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SMOKING TRIVIA Click for Question

Smoke from cigarettes can make nonsmokers sick. True Click for: Answer and next Question

Smoke makes hair and clothing stink. True Click for: Answer and next Question

Smoking can affect a person’s ability to smell and taste food. True Click for: Answer and next Question

About 500 people die each year of smoking related diseases. False – Nearly 400, 000 Click for: Answer and next Question

Smoke can cause reddening, itching and watering eyes. True Click for: Answer and next Question

Secondhand smoke kills 3, 0000 nonsmokers each year from lung disease. True Click for: Answer and next Question

Cigarette smoke contains one chemical. That chemical is called nicotine. False – Thousands (Over 200 are poisonous Click for: Answer and next Question

It takes 10 seconds for nicotine absorbed into the bloodstream to reach the brain. True Click for: Answer and next Question

Smoking is a difficult habit to quit. True Click for: Answer and next Question

The average smoker spends $100/year on cigarettes. False – About $700 Click for: Answer and next Question

Nicotine is an addictive drug. True Click for: Answer and next Question

A smoker is twice as likely to have a heart attack as a nonsmoker is. True Click for: Answer and next Question

Smokers in the U. S. smoke more than 500 BILLION cigarettes each year. True Click for: Answer and next Question

In the U. S. , about 1 million children under the age of 18 are smokers. False – 3 million! Click for: Answer and next Question

Teens who smoke cigarettes are more likely to try smoking marijuana than teens who don’t smoke cigarettes. True – “Gateway Drug” Click for: Answer and next Question

President Clinton is a smoker. False Click for: Answer and next Question

Every day, about 1, 000 teenagers try cigarette smoking for the first time. False, about 3, 000 Click for: Answer and next Question

Cigarette brands that are heavily advertised on TV, in magazines, on billboards, & on t-shirts are the brands more teens buy. True Click for: Answer and next Question

Every year, fewer teens start smoking. False, the # is Growing! Click for: Answer and next Question

1 out of every 10 smokers will die of a smoking-related sickness. False – 3 out of 10 Click for: Answer and next Question

The lungs of a kid age 5 to 9 who lives in a home with a smoker do not work as well as lungs of a kid who lives in a home with no smokers. True Click for: Answer and next Question

More germs get into your lungs when you smoke. Click for: Answer and next Question True - The smoke paralyzes the cilia (lining of your lungs)

After smoking for a while, the smoker needs less nicotine to get the same feeling from smoking. False – More nicotine Click for: Answer and next Question