QUIZ ANSWERS - THE DIFFICULTY OF QUITTING SMOKING

Question 1: Which is comparable to cigarettes in its potential for addiction?

Correct answer: Cocaine

Explanation:

Evidence suggests that people who use cigarettes are even more likely to become regular users than people who experiment with illegal hard drugs, and cigarettes produce withdrawal symptoms and powerful cravings.

Question 2: What percentage of smokers say they want to quit?

Correct answer: 70

Explanation:

It may be that some people feel they are simply saying what they "ought" to when asked, but most smokers express regret about the habit.


Question 3: What percentage of smokers make an attempt to quit?

Correct answer: 40


Question 4: Approximately what percentage of smokers who try to quit are successful?

Correct answer: 50

Explanation:

Smokers rarely succeed in quitting with their first attempt, but the odds of quitting increase with each successive attempt. After repeated attempts, about half of smokers eventually succeed in quitting.


Question 5: In what year was the first cigarette warning label placed on cigarette cartons?

Correct answer: 1966

Explanation:

The first warning label appeared in January of 1966, about two years after the first Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health. The original warning label said "CAUTION: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health" and was replaced in 1970 by one saying "WARNING: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health."
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