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Chapter 9 Tobacco 257
Setting the Scene
Companies that sell tobacco products need you and other
teenagers to become their future customers. They want you to
believe that buying their products will make you more attrac-
tive and popular. They want you to believe that their customers
drive expensive cars and lead exciting, active lives—while using
tobacco.
Every day in the United States, nearly 4,000 people younger
than 18 smoke their fi rst cigarette. This is unfortunate because
starting to smoke during adolescence can lead to a lifetime of
health issues. Friends and family members of smokers
also develop health problems from inhaling secondhand
smoke. In this chapter you will learn about the health ef-
fects of tobacco products and why some people choose to
use these products. You will also learn specifi c strategies
for kicking a tobacco habit and preventing tobacco use.
What’s Your Health and Wellness IQ?
Take this quiz to see what you do and do not
know about the negative consequences of using tobacco
products. If you cannot answer a question, pay extra
attention to that topic as you study this chapter.
Health and Wellness IQ
1. People who smoke are addicted to the carbon monoxide present in
tobacco smoke.
True False It Depends
2. Smoking is a relatively easy habit to break. True False It Depends
3. Smoking leads to stained teeth and bad breath. True False It Depends
4. People who are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke are at
increased risk of developing cancer.
True False It Depends
5. On average, long-term smokers die 13 to 15 years earlier than
nonsmokers.
True False It Depends
6. Smoking is extremely harmful to the lungs, but does not typically affect
heart health.
True False It Depends
7. Tobacco smoke contains carcinogens. True False It Depends
8. Nicotine addiction is only physical. True False It Depends
9. Spending time with people who smoke increases the chances that you
will smoke.
True False It Depends
10. Increasing the cost of cigarettes has little impact on reducing smoking
among teenagers.
True False It Depends
1. Identify each statement as True, False, or It
Depends. Choose It Depends if a statement is
true in some cases, but false in others.
2. Revise each False statement to make it true.
3. Explain the circumstances in which each It
Depends statement is true and when it is false.
Assess