“Smoking: Truth or Dare”

Quiz (your child should know the answers)

1.  6,000 teenagers will “light up” for the first time today. T   F
2.  More teens smoke today than 20 years ago. T   F
3.  More than 1 million teenagers will die because of their choice to use tobacco T   F
4.  Smoking can make a 20-year-old person look like a 40-year-old person because it causes wrinkles and ages the skin. T   F
5.  The more you smoke or the more you are around people who smoke the more likely you are to get lung and heart-related diseases. T   F
6.  Three out of every four people who get lung cancer are unable to have surgery because the cancer spread so quickly to other organs in their body. T   F
7. About 50% of people who smoke will have a stroke, get lung cancer or some other disease or health problem related to smoking. T   F
8. Emphysema is a lung disease that damages and destroys the healthy air sacs in your lungs that you need to live and breathe. T   F
9.  Chewing tobacco is not a healthy substitute for cigarettes. T   F
10.  People who use chewing tobacco can get “hairy tongue.” They may have to have their jaw or tongue removed if they get mouth cancer. T   F
11. People who smoke have colder hands and feet because their circulation is affected after smoking only one cigarette. T   F
12.   Tobacco products can take your looks, your health and your money. T   F
13. A cigarette has 4,000 chemicals, 200 are deadly poisons and 50 are known to cause cancer. T   F
14. Cigarettes produce chemical changes in your brain. T   F