2008 Tobacco Trivia

What is the most popular brand of cigarettes among the

youth of America?

A. WinstonB. NewportC. CamelD. Marlboro

What is the most popular brand of cigarettes among the

youth of America?• Marlboro

• Source: Results from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

How much does the tobacco industry spend marketing their products in North Dakota,

every year?

A. $29.9 millionB. $500,000C. $2 millionD. $3 billion

How much does the tobacco industry spend marketing their products in North Dakota,

every year?• $29.9 million

• Source: Campaign Tobacco Free Kids, 2008 , The Toll of Tobacco in North Dakota

Tar builds up in the lungs after ____ cigarette(s)?

A. OneB. SixC. ThreeD. One Pack (20)

Tar builds up in the lungs after ____ cigarette(s)?

• One

• Source: The Health Consequences of Smoking: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. US Department of Health and Human Services, 1984.

The leading cause of cancer deaths among women is….?

A. BreastB. ColonC. SkinD. Lung

The leading cause of cancer deaths among women is….?

• Lung

• Source: CDC Annual smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost, and economic costs, United States, 1995-1999

• Lung cancer caused an estimated 65,700 female deaths in 2002, compared with 39,600 estimated female deaths caused by breast cancer. Kim died at age 44.

Smokers have poor circulation because ______ interferes with the red blood cells ability to

absorb oxygen in to the smoker’s body.

A. NicotineB. Carbon MonoxideC. TarD. Carcinogens

Smokers have poor circulation because ______ interferes with the red blood cells ability to

absorb oxygen in to the smoker’s body.

• Carbon Monoxide

• Source: http://www.carbonmonoxidekills.com/carbon_monoxide_in_cigarettes.htm

What is the number of ingredients in tobacco smoke known to cause cancer?

A. 100B. 69C. 38D. 15

What is the number of ingredients in tobacco smoke known to cause cancer?

• 69

• Source: www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2x_cigarette_smoking.asp?sitearea=PED

What is the percentage of smokers who started before they were 18

years old?

A. 90%B. 70%C. 50%D. 30%

What is the percentage of smokers who started before they were 18

years old?

• 90%

Source: Calculated from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Every day in America ___ teens try their first cigarette?

A. 45B. 650C. 2,000D. 4,0000

Every day in America ___ teens try their first cigarette?

• 4,000 +

• Out of the 4,000 Who Try their first cigarette, 1,000 become regular smokers.

Source: Camp again Tobacco Free Kids http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0001.pdf

The average smoker started smoking at what age?

A. 8B. 12C. 15D. 17

The average smoker started smoking at what age?

• 12

• Source: http://progressreport.cancer.gov/highlights.asp?coid=117&click=PrevSmoking 12 years old is the average age 12-17 olds starting smoking

What is the addictive ingredient found in tobacco products?

A. BenzeneB. NicotineC. AcetoneD. Cadmium

What is the addictive ingredient found in tobacco products?

• Nicotine

• Source: Nicotine Addiction. A report of the Surgeon General. US DHHS, 1988

Chew tobacco is as addictive as smoking?

A. MoreB. LessC. Same

Chew tobacco is as addictive as smoking?

• More

Holding an average-size dip in your mouth for 30 minutes gives you as much nicotine as smoking three cigarettes.

• Source: http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/DiseasesAndConditions/SpitTobacco/QuittingGuide/

Every year smoking is responsible for ____ deaths in America?

A. 440,000B. 125,000C. 53,000D. 1,000,000

Every year smoking is responsible for ____ deaths in America?

• 440,000

Minnesota Twins Metro Dome,holds 45,423 people.

Source: CDC. Annual smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost, and economic costs-United State 1995-1999 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report2002

Every year smoking is responsible for 440,000 deaths in America.

That is more than alcohol, illicit drugs, homicide, suicide, car accidents and AIDS combined.

Source: McGinnis J,FoegeWH. Actual causes of death in United States. Journal of American Medical Association1993;270:2207–2212.

Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death

in the United States.

How many people die EVERY DAY from smoking related illnesses in

America? A. 440B. 700C. 1200D. 1600

How many people die EVERY DAY from smoking related illnesses in America?

• 1200

How many Americans die every year due to the effects of secondhand

tobacco smoke?

A. 53,000B. 7,000C. 25,000D. 100,000

How many Americans die every year due to the effects of secondhand tobacco

smoke?

• 53,000

Source: 53,000Figure determined by: Deaths from 3,000 lung cancer, 35,000 heart disease and 15,000 infant (SIDS, asthma, respiratory disease) deaths from secondhand smoke exposure.

What does the state of North Dakota spend every year on tobacco related

health care costs?

A. $247,000B. $48 millionC. $247 millionD. $1.8 billion

What does the state of North Dakota spend every year on tobacco related

health care costs?

• $247 million

• Source: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0176.pdf

What percentage (%) of students grades 9-12 in North Dakota DO NOT

smoke?

A. 79%B. 45%C. 22%D. 65%

What percentage (%) of students grades 9-12 in North Dakota DO NOT smoke?

• 79%

Source: YRBS 2007

About 8 out of every 10 students in North Dakota don’t smoke!

Questions?