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Test Your Smoking IQ

Select the answers to the following 5 questions. Then check the correct answers on the next page. Maybe you’re a smoke-free guru!

1. Smoking harms your heart by:
A.		Narrowing your arteries
B.		Increasing the level of “bad” cholesterol
C.		Making the blood more likely to clot
D.		All of the above.

2. Which of the following statements is true?
A.		The benefits of becoming smoke-free begin immediately.
B.		The risk of a heart attack is the same, no matter how many cigarettes are smoked daily.
C.		Currently available medications improve a person’s chance of becoming smoke-free by 10 to 20%.
D.		Becoming smoke-free benefits the heart only if there has not been a previous heart attack.

3. Which of the following statements is true?
A.		Smoking is a physical addiction that causes withdrawal symptoms when stopped.
B.		Smoking is just a bad habit; it’s easy to quit.
C.		If you smoke less than a pack a day, you’re not addicted to cigarettes.
D.		Smokers get addicted to the actions of smoking, not the substances in the cigarette.

4. Which of the following is NOT an effective tip for becoming smoke-free?
A.		Make your home and car smoke-free to cut down your opportunities to smoke.
B.		Do not ask for help. Others can only get in the way of your goal.
C.		Set a quit date and tell as many people as you’re willing to. Then stick to it.
D.		Think positively. Give yourself credit for all the cigarettes you haven’t had and remind yourself of the benefits of becoming smoke-free.

5. Which of the following medications targets and partially activates the nicotinic receptors in the brain to reduce a smoker's craving and withdrawal symptoms?
A.		Nicotine replacement therapy
B.		Bupropion
C.		Varenicline
D.		None of the above

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