Choosing a Tobacco-Free Life

Question 1

Explain how individuals living with a smoker might benefit once he or she quits smoking.

Question 2

Give two examples of practice responses useful for resisting tobacco when offered.

Question 3

How many young people try smoking for the first time each day?A.40,000B.10,000C.4,000D.1,000

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

How could your decision to smoke while pregnant affect your unborn child?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Smoking while pregnant can cause miscarriages, stillborn deaths, premature birth, and low birth weight.

Question 5

Resources to help people stop smoking are very difficult to find.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 6

Briefly describe four important strategies for resisting tobacco.

Question 7

When you stop smoking, __________.A.school homework will get easierB.your life expectancy will decreaseC.those close to you will be less likely to develop cancerD.you will be more popular

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C

Question 8

Give two examples of individual strategies and two examples of group strategies a person could use to help quit smoking.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Individual strategies include creating a list of reasons why you want to quit smoking, confiding in and enlisting support from others, attending counseling, finding a quitting buddy, cutting down on tobacco use slowly, or quitting "cold turkey." Group strategies include participating in group discussions, engaging in multistep programs, focusing on education, celebrating successes, and going to meetings.

Question 9

Explain three regional resources that an individual can utilize when becoming tobacco-free.

Question 10

Stopping tobacco use does little for short-term health problems but reduces long-term risk of disease.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

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