June 20, 2013
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On the Road to Quitting

On the Road to Quitting

The On the Road to Quitting program was created to help build your motivation and self-confidence to quit smoking.
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Test your smoking smarts

Answer true or false to the following questions:

1. More people die from cigarettes than from car accidents, plane crashes, alcohol and illicit drugs combined.

true false

2. About 50% of the population smokes regularly.

true false

3. Decreased fertility is a health consequence of smoking.

true false

4. Inhaling smoke provides the most rapid pathway to the brain - faster than an intravenous injection, causing addiction to happen faster.

true false

5. The digestive, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems are mostly affected by nicotine and tobacco smoke.

true false

Answers: All of the above statements are true except for 2. Only 20-35% of the population smokes, with numbers continuously decreasing as more people choose to "butt out."

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