Smoking Cessation

Question 1

What is in a fag?

Answer 1

Tobacco

Filter

Filler

Additive

Paper

Smoke

Question 2

What is the purpose of a fag?

Answer 2

Deliver a dose of nicotine

Question 3

How many chemicals does cigarette smoke contain?

Answer 3

>4000

Question 4

How many carcinogens does cigarette smoke contain?

Answer 4

>40

Question 5

What are examples of carcinogens that cigarette smoke contains?

Answer 5

Nicotine

Arseninc

Cadmium

Tar

Carbon monoxide

Acetone

Hydrogen cyanide

Question 6

How many British people die prematurely each year due to smoking?

Answer 6

120,000 people

Question 7

How many years of your life does the average smoker lose?

Answer 7

7.5 years

Question 8

What are examples of smoking related cancers?

Answer 8

Lung

Upper respiratory

Bladder

Pancreas

Oesophagus

Kidney

Question 9

How more at risk are smokers of developing lung cancer?

Answer 9

22x

Question 10

How more at risk are smokers of developing upper respiratory cancer?

Answer 10

24x

Question 11

What illness, other than cancer, can smoking lead to?

Answer 11

Endocrine (type II diabetes)

Locomotor (osteoporosis)

Dermatological (psoriasis)

Cardiovascular

Opthalmology (macular degeneration)

Gastroenterology (peptic ulceration, Crohn’s disease)

Question 12

In 2014, what percentage of the Scottish population smoked?

Answer 12

20%

Question 14

Is the percentage of smokers dropping or increasing?

Answer 14

Dropping, going from 31% in 1999 to 20% in 2014

Question 15

What age group is most likely to smoke?

Answer 15

25 to 34 years

Question 16

Are wealthy or deprived people more likely to smoke?

Answer 16

Deprived

Question 17

What are E-cigarettes?

Answer 17

Battery power to vaporize a solution of nicotine in propylene glycol

Question 18

What is the nicotine hit of an E-cigarette compared to a cigarette?

Answer 18

25-50%

Question 19

How many poisons and carcinogens does an E-cigarette lack that a cigarette has?

Answer 19

250 poisons

69 carcinogens

Question 20

Who are people who smoke whilst pregnant most likely to be?

Answer 20

Younger

Single

Lower educational achievement

Unskilled

Male partner more likely to smoke

Question 21

How does smoking whilst pregnant increase the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death?

Answer 21

33%

Question 22

What percentage of smokers restart after their child is born?

Answer 22

66%

Question 23

What does second hand smoke lead to in children?

Answer 23

Respiratory infections

Bronchitis

Bronchiolitis

Pneumonia

Cot death

Middle ear infection

Question 24

Where can children be exposed to second hand smoke?

Answer 24

Home

Car

Question 25

What are the benefits of stopping smoking?

Answer 25

Live longer Risk of heart disease and lung cancer reduces each year

Question 26

What percentage of the price of a packet goes to the taxman?

Answer 26

77%

Question 27

How much does the treasury earn from cigarettes?

Answer 27

£9.5 billion per year

Question 28

How much does it cost someone to smoke 20 fags a day for a year?

Answer 28

As much as £4000

Question 29

What is the cost to the NHS of treating smoking related diseases?

Answer 29

£3-5 billion

Question 30

What is the total cost of smoking to society?

Answer 30

£13 billion

Question 32

What other costs does smoking have to society other than the NHS?

Answer 32

NHS Loss of productivity Absenteeism Fires Passive smoking effects

Question 33

How many people in the UK are employed by the tobacco industry?

Answer 33

5000

Question 34

What are the 2 major companies of tobacco in the UK?

Answer 34

Japan Tobacco International Imperial tobacco

Question 35

What percentage of tobacco in the UK is smuggled?

Answer 35

20%

Question 36

What are some strategies to reduce smoking?

Answer 36

Smoking, Health and Social Care Act of 2005 Standardized packaging Ban in public places Tobacco regulation Global health treaty

Question 37

What does the Smoking, Health and Social Care Act of 2005 say?

Answer 37

Cannot: Sell tobacco to anyone under 18 Smoke in private vehicle with kids in it Proxy purchase Vending machines