SMOKING AND THE HUMAN BODY

Question 1

True or False:

Cigarettes contain over 6000 chemicals.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Heroin is more addictive than nicotine

Answer 2

False. Nicotine is more addictive heroin

Question 3

Nictonine is 5 times as addictive as alcohol.

Answer 3

False. Nictonine is 7 times as addictive as alcohol.

Question 4

Nictonine is delivered to the central nervous system in 7 seconds, stimulates the brain and then acts as a sedatuve.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Nicotine at high doses has actual toxicity to the human body

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Nicotine activates a multiple biological pathway through which
smoking decreases risk for disease

Answer 6

False. Nicotine activates a multiple biological pathway through which
smoking increases risk for disease

Question 7

Nicotine has lasting adverse consequences on brain development
for the foetus and for adolescents

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Nicotine has no effect on pre-term delivery and baby stillbirth.

Answer 8

False. Nicotine contributes to pre-term delivery of babies and baby
stillbirth