Tobacco: How Much Do You Know? Myth Or Fact Quiz # 3

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To help raise awareness on issues of tobacco use, Inuit Tuttarvingat of the National Aboriginal Health Organization (2010) has compiled this quiz. See what you know, and test others around you. This quiz, and others that we have posted already or plan to post in future, can be used to raise questions and discussion about tobacco use in your community, school or organization. Instructions > To begin, click on "Start Quiz" below. Simply choose Myth or Fact for each question. Go to "View Answers" to get a full explanation of each answer.

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1.

When smoking in a car, opening the window will help get rid of the smoke.
- A.
  
  Myth
- B.
  
  Fact
Correct Answer
A. Myth

Explanation
Explanation: Opening a window or turning on a fan won’t make much of a difference. Often, the smoke will blow back into the car from the open window, and linger in the car for many hours.

Source: Fact Sheet on Smoke-Free Cars and Vehicles. Canadian Centre on Tobacco Control.
http://nnsw.ca/previous/2008/factsheet-vehicles

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2.

Second hand smoke in vehicles is very harmful for babies and children, who breathe more quickly and inhale more chemicals than adults.
- A.
  
  Myth
- B.
  
  Fact
Correct Answer
B. Fact

Explanation
Explanation: Second‐hand smoke is an especially big problem for babies and children who breathe more quickly and take in more harmful chemicals for their size than adults do. Solution: Second-hand smoke is a problem for everyone, although children are more susceptible to the negative effects of smoke in cars. Encourage others who have to smoke, to finish their cigarettes before getting into the vehicle.

Source: Source: Fact Sheet on Smoke Free Cars and Vehicles. Canadian Centre on Tobacco control.
http://nnsw.ca/previous/2008/factsheet-vehicles

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3.

There are two main types of smokeless tobacco: chew tobacco and snuff.
- A.
  
  Myth
- B.
  
  Fact
Correct Answer
B. Fact

Explanation
Explanation: You can get chewing tobacco in forms called loose leaf, plug or twist. Users of smokeless tobacco usually put the product between their gums and their
cheek. They suck on the tobacco and then spit the juices. For this reason, smokeless
tobacco is sometimes called spit tobacco or chew tobacco.

Snuff is used the same way, and is a finely ground tobacco that can be dry, moist or in the form of sachets like tea bags.

Source: Fact Sheet on Smokeless Tobacco. Canadian Centre on Tobacco Control.
http://nnsw.ca/previous/2008/factsheet-smokeless-tobacco

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Because smokeless tobacco does not have smoke, it is not very harmful for your health.
- A.
  
  Myth
- B.
  
  Fact
Correct Answer
A. Myth

Explanation
Explanation: Smokeless tobacco contains 28 cancer‐causing agents. It is very harmful.

Source: Fact Sheet on Smokeless Tobacco. Canadian Centre on Tobacco Control.
http://nnsw.ca/previous/2008/factsheet-smokeless-tobacco

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5.

Although smoking outside is much better than smoking indoors, there are still risks of being around smokers outside.
- A.
  
  Myth
- B.
  
  Fact
Correct Answer
B. Fact

Explanation
Explanation: According to researchers at Stanford University, if you stand next to a person who is smoking, the air pollution you are breathing in is the same as breathing second-hand smoke inside the home. Try to stay at least six feet away from a smoker outdoors.

Source: Fact Sheet on Second hand Smoke and Outdoors. Canadian Centre for Tobacco Control.
http://nnsw.ca/previous/2008/factsheet-outdoors

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According to the Canadian Cancer Registry, lung cancer rates are lower among Inuit compared to other Canadians.
- A.
  
  Myth
- B.
  
  Fact
Correct Answer
A. Myth

Explanation
Explanation: Inuit lung cancer rates are the highest in the world, based on population. Over the years, lung cancer rates have improved from time to time, although since 1994, deaths caused by lung cancer have been on the rise among Inuit.

Source: Fact Sheet on Inuit and Cancer. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. February, 2009.
http://www.itk.ca/sites/default/files/private/factsheet-seriesFINAL2.pdf

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Tobacco: How Much Do You Know? Myth Or Fact Quiz # 3

When smoking in a car, opening the window will help get rid of the smoke.

Second hand smoke in vehicles is very harmful for babies and children, who breathe more quickly and inhale more chemicals than adults.

There are two main types of smokeless tobacco: chew tobacco and snuff.

Because smokeless tobacco does not have smoke, it is not very harmful for your health.

Although smoking outside is much better than smoking indoors, there are still risks of being around smokers outside.

According to the Canadian Cancer Registry, lung cancer rates are lower among Inuit compared to other Canadians.