Tobacco Products and Impacts

Question 1

How many of the chemicals found in the tobacco of a cigarette are known to cause cancer?

Answer 1

70 of the 7000 chemicals

Question 2

Why can hookah use be just as or more dangerous than cigarette smoking?

Answer 2

Combustion of organic matter emits high levels of CO and carcinogens

Hookah users may absorb higher concentrations of toxins than cigarette users because they puff more often, inhale more deeply, and smoke for longer periods of time in each session

Question 3

List types of smokeless tobacco

Answer 3

Moist snuff (dip/spit/chew)
Dry snuff
Snus
Dissolvable

Question 4

Compare the dangers of cannabis smoke versus tobacco smoke

Answer 4

Cannabis smoke contains 50-70% more carcinogenic hydrocarbons and tar than tobacco smoke

People using marijuana typically hold their breath for up to four times longer than cigarette smokers; they inhale nearly 40% more smoke than cigarette smokers do