Year 8

Stopping smoking

This lesson will focus on the benefits of stopping smoking and where to seek help

Year 8

Stopping smoking

This lesson will focus on the benefits of stopping smoking and where to seek help

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Benefits of stopping smoking
  2. Where to seek help and advice

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which statement about drugs is correct?
Correct answer: Alcohol and tobacco are legal drugs.
All drugs are medicines.
Most drugs have no effect on the body.
Q2.
Which poisonous gas is present in smoker's smoke?
Carbon dioxide
Correct answer: Carbon monoxide
Hydrogen
Sulfur dioxide
Q3.
Which of the following organs is MOST damaged by smoking?
Brain
Heart
Liver
Correct answer: Lungs
Q4.
E-cigarettes' contain nicotine.
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
Smoking causes…
Correct answer: Both
Wrinkles
Yellow teeth and fingernails

5 Questions

Q1.
After 1 year of stopping smoking the risk of heart attack reduces by...
0%
25%
Correct answer: 50%
75%
Q2.
After stopping smoking how long does it take for taste and smell to return?
14 days
Correct answer: 48 hours
5 days
A month
Q3.
After 3 to 6 months of stopping smoking how much does lung function increase by?
Correct answer: 10%
20%
5%
50%
Q4.
How many hours does it take for carbon monoxide levels to reduce by half in the blood?
1 hour
24 hours
4 hours
Correct answer: 8 hours
Q5.
How does Nicotine Replacement Therapy medication work?
Correct answer: Both
Help reduce unpleasant withdrawal effects, such as bad moods and cravings.
Provides low level of nicotine but without the harmful tar, carbon monoxide and other poisonous chemicals present in tobacco smoke.