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What Do You Know About Quitting Smoking?

No matter what your age or how long you have smoked, giving up cigarettes improves your chances of living a longer life. Just 12 hours after your last cigarette, the carbon monoxide level in your blood returns to normal. A year after you've quit, your risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker's. This quiz can help you learn about the benefits of quitting smoking.

1. The risk for death by heart attack or coronary heart disease goes down how soon after you quit smoking?

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According to the American Cancer Society, 20 minutes after you stop smoking your heart rate and blood pressure drop. Two weeks to 3 months after quitting, your circulation improves and your lung function increases. A year after you quit smoking, your risk for a heart attack drops by a lot. After 15 years smoke-free, your risk of coronary heart disease is almost that of someone who never smoked.

A. 20 yearsB. 10 yearsC. 3 yearsD. 1 year

2. Which of these quit-smoking methods works the best?

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Either counseling or medicine can work well to help you quit. But using counseling and medicine together works even better to help you quit for good. These 2 types of counseling work especially well: problem-solving and skills training (practical counseling) and social support. Replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes or vaping will still expose you to nicotine, which is highly addictive in any form. Vapor from some e-cigarettes contains chemicals known to be toxic or cause cancer (carcinogens).

A. Cold turkeyB. Counseling and medicinesC. CounselingD. Medicines

3. Smoking raises your risk for cancer, coronary heart disease, and lung disease. What other health problems can it cause?

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People who smoke who want to get pregnant are less likely to get pregnant than those who don't smoke. In men, smoking can lead to erectile dysfunction. It can reduce sperm count and damage sperm. Smoking also increases the risk of heart disease and can lead to stroke or heart attack. Smoking has been linked to leukemia, cataracts, and pneumonia. Secondhand smoke is linked to lung cancer and other serious problems in adults and children. Pregnant people who smoke are at increased risk of having a baby born too soon (premature birth). Smoking can also damage the baby’s developing lungs and brain. It also increases the risk of birth defects and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).

A. Premature wrinkling of the skinB. Female infertilityC. Hair lossD. All of the above

4. The factors that lead to nicotine addiction are similar to substance use disorders to which other drug or drugs?

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The things that lead to nicotine dependence are similar to those that cause other substance use disorders, or substance use disorders. Risk factors may include:

Family history (genetics)
Trauma, stress, or another environmental factor
Mental health issues such as anxiety or bipolar disorder
Physical changes in the brain caused by the substance

A. MarijuanaB. CocaineC. HeroinD. B and C

5. Which group is the least likely to receive advice from their doctor to quit smoking?

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Based on data from 2018 and 2019, 62% of Hispanic people who smoked received advice from their doctor to quit, while 72% of Black people and 73% of White and Asian people were advised to quit.

A. Hispanic peopleB. Caucasian/white peopleC. Asian peopleD. Black people

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Online Medical Reviewer: Fraser, Marianne, MSN, RN
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Date Last Reviewed: 5/1/2023

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