Monday, December 14, 2009

Advocacy Project: Quit Smoking Quiz

Title: Quit Smoking Quiz

Purpose: The purpose of this quiz is to test you knowledge on smoking. Another cool part about this quiz is that it gives facts after you answer every question. 




Please read some information on smoking:
-learn about the issues that smoking causes in teens. Click Here 
-smoking numbers in the United States. Click Here (it is not necessary to read the editorial note on this page.)


Also a few things to note about smoking:
  • Smoking-related diseases cause an estimated 440,000 American deaths each year.
  • A 2004 Study by the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion found that cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer.
  • Each day 3,000 children smoke their first cigarette.
  • Of the 3,000 teens who started smoking today, nearly 1,000 will eventually die as a result from smoking.
  • A 2001 Survey found that 69.4 percent of teenage smokers reported never being asked for proof of age when buying cigarettes in a store. The same survey found that 62.4 percent were allowed to buy cigarettes even when the retailer was aware they were under eighteen.
  • Infants born to mothers who smoke are more likely to develop colds, bronchitis, and other respiratory diseases such as asthma. The odds of developing asthma are twice as high among children whose mothers smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day.
  • Generally, users of tobacco of all types – cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokless tobacco – are 5 to 10 times more likely to get mouth or throat cancer than nonsmokers are.
To see more facts like these take a look at smoking-facts.net






Finally TAKE THE QUIZ:

Click HERE to take the ten question smoking quiz to see where you rank with your knowledge.

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