Smoking

Question 1

12% =4 million Canadians age __+

Answer 1

15+

Question 2

___ premature deaths per year in Canada

Answer 2

45,000

Question 3

on average females and males life expectancy reduces if smoking

Answer 3

F- -6.5 years
M- -9 yrs

Question 4

sask teens are smoking almost __ more than their peers in other provinces

Answer 4

3 times

Question 5

most adult smoker aware of healthy/life dangers.
__% want to quit,__% try quit

Answer 5

70% and 45%

Question 6

50-__% relapse 1st week 80-__% after 3 months

Answer 6

75%
90%

Question 7

15 yr timeline after quitting smoking
12 hrs
1-9 weeks

Answer 7

12 hrs- level of carbon monoxide in the blood drops to normal
1-9 weeks- Smoker “norms” the tiny hair linings the lungs work normally and again and clean the lungs to reduce risk of infection
15 yrs- the risk of heart disease is equivalent to non-smoker risk

Question 8

things you can do to quite smoking

Answer 8

create a plan for your yourself to quite smoking