SMOKING TRUE
OR FALSE
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8 in 10 people who start to
smoke get addicted to nicotine.
TRUE: Nicotine is a
powerful drug that is just as
addictive as heroin
If a non-smoker sat in a room full of
smokers for 2 hours, they would inhale 4
packs of cigarettes without knowing it.
TRUE: “Secondhand smoke” is
just as dangerous as smoking.
Nearly 700 million (almost half)
the world’s children breathe air
polluted by tobacco smoke -particularly at home.
It is easy to stop smoking.
FALSE: To quit smoking is a difficult,
but rewarding, process. Smoking is an
addictive habit that is very hard to
break.
Tobacco will soon become
the leading cause of death
worldwide.
TRUE. Around 5.4 million deaths
a year are caused by tobacco.
Every 6.5 seconds a current or
former smoker dies
Each day around 150 people
dies from smoking-related
diseases
FALSE: Each day about
13,500 people worldwide die
from smoking-related
diseases
Smoking increases your risk for
heart disease and stroke.
TRUE: Smoking damages
and constricts blood vessels,
reducing blood flow to the
heart and brain.
Nicotine causes the arteries to
dilate, increasing blood supply
to the heart
FALSE: Nicotine causes
arteries to constrict, so
smoking reduces the
blood supply to the heart.
Most smokers start before
they turn 18.
TRUE. The majority of tobacco
users in the world begin while in
their teenage years or earlier.
A whopping 80% of current
smokers start before they turn 18!
Tobacco is the most common cause
of lung cancer.
TRUE. Additionally, smoking is
a known or probable cause of
about 25 other diseases
including emphysema,
bronchitis, heart failure, and
various cancers.
Nicotine is absorbed through
the skin or the lining of the
mouth and nose or by
inhalation.
TRUE: Nicotine is a small
molecule that is rapidly absorbed
through the skin or lining of the
mouth.
It takes 10 - 19 seconds for
nicotine to pass from the
cigarette to the brain.