ANSWER KEY
Users Are Losers Quiz

Answer True (T) or False (F) to the following questions.  Each question is worth two points.

__(F)__    1.    Nicotine is not an addictive drug.

__(T)__    2.    Everyone who smokes regularly is addicted to nicotine.

__(T)__    3.    The symptons of nicotine withdrawal include nausea, headache,
                        anxiety,  lowered blood pressure, and nicotine cravings.

__(T)__    4.    Nicotine is a colorless, oily fluid with little odor.

__(T)__    5.    Nicotine is one of the most toxic and addicting of all poisons.

__(F)__    6.    A smoker knows he's addicted when he smokes at least one
                        pack a day.

__(F)__    7.    Smokers become physically addicted but not psychologically
                        dependent.

__(T)__    8.    Nicotine is absorbed readily from tobacco smoke in the lungs.

__(F)__    9.    The younger people start smoking, the less likely they are to
                        become addicted to nicotine.

__(T)__   10.    Most young people don't realize the addictiveness of nicotine.
 

Choose the correct answer and write it in the blank.  Each question is worth two points.

__(G)__    1.    Which of these things are found in cigarettes?
                        a)    ammonia (found in toilet bowl cleaner)
                        b)    arsenic    (also a murder weapon)
                        c)    Polonium 210 (nuclear waste)
                        d)    carbon monoxide (car exhaust)
                        e)    acetone (used to remove paint)
                        f)    38 other known cancer-causing chemicals
                        g)    all of the above

__(D)__    2.    What gross things do smokers do?
                        a)    blow smoke in your face
                        b)    cough up mucus
                        c)    smell like car exhaust
                        d)    all of the above

(A,B, or C)  3.    What's the most digusting part about sharing a cigarette    with a friend?
                        a)    sucking on a mouthful of their germs
                        b)    tastingthe soggy, wet tip
                        c)    chocking and gasping together

__(F)__    4.    Smoking kills 434,000 Americans every year, more than.....
                        a)    AIDS
                        b)    car accidents
                        c)    alcohol
                        d)    murders
                        e)    fires
                        f)    all of the above

__(T)_    5.    Cigarettes kill one out of three long-term users.
                        a)    True
                        b)    False

__(T)_    6.    Most long-term smokers started when they were teens and
                        got hooked.
                        a)    True
                        b)    False

__(T)_    7.    Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine or heroin.
                        a)    True
                        b)    False

(A,B,C
or D)       8.    Smokers' favorite line is:
                        a)    "It won't happen to me"
                        b)    "I'll quit tomorrow"
                        c)    "Me, addicted?"
                        d)    "Hack!...Cough!...Gak!"

__(T)_    9.    Tobacco companies spend about $11 million a day to promote
                         cigarettes.
                        a)    True
                        b)    False

__(T)_   10.    Tobacco companies try to trick teens into smoking by:
                        a)    sponsoring concerts and sporting events
                        b)    creating color, cartoon characters
                        c)    using young, good-looking models
                        d)    putting ads in magazines that teens read
                        e)    giving away t-shirts, mugs, and hats with their name
                                on them
                        f)    all of the above

(A,B or
C)           11.    People who believe tobacco ads:
                        a)    have been fooled
                        b)    are too trusting
                        c)    don't have all the facts

_(T)__   12.    You're too smart to fall for tobacco advertising.
                        a)    True
                        b)    False

_(D)__   13.    How can you respond to people who pressure you to smoke?
                        a)    "No thanks! I don't want to make myself sick."
                        b)    "Forget it.  I'm not sending my life up in smoke."
                        c)    "See you later!"
                        d)    Any of the above

_(T)__   14.    The original Marlboro Man died of lung cancer.
                        a)    True
                        b)    False

_(T)__   15.    Smokeless (chewing) tobacco causes painful, bleeding gums,
                        dirt-brown teeth, and pus-filled mouth sores.
                        a)    True
                        b)    False

_(T)__   16.    Smoking a pack of cigarettes is like drinking 2 cups of
                         steaming, cancer-causing chemicals.
                        a)    True
                        b)    False