what is tobacco | how do people use tobacco | what are the effects of tobacco | fun facts | randomness |
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What is tobacco made from?
a plant
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What are two examples of smoked tobacco products?
cigarettes, cigars, bidis, and kreteks
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What type of cancer does tobacco smoking lead to?
lung cancer
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What percentage of tobacco users does the tobacco kill?
50%
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what percentage of countries monitor tobacco use?
1 in 3 or 38%
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What is done to the leaves of the plant before being put in tobacco products?
they are dried and fermented
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What are two examples of chewing tobacco products?
chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, and snus
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What are pregnant women who smoke at risk for?
miscarriage, stillborn, premature infants
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how many people are killed from tobacco each year?
8 million people per year
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how many chemicals are in tobacco smoke?
over 7000
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What is contained in tobacco that is harmful?
nicotine
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What group of people has tobacco use recently become popular among?
teenagers
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What costs can increase with a tobacco addiction?
healthcare costs
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What percent of smokers live in low and middle income countries?
80%
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what does GATS stand for?
Global Adult Tobacco Survey
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Why is nicotine harmful?
it leads to addiction
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What is special about Hookah Tobacco?
it comes in different flavors
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What type of arthritis does smoking cause?
rheumatoid
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how many people die each year from second hand smoke?
1.2 million people
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how many countries have banned tobacco completely?
48 countries
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How are more harmful chemicals created from tobacco?
by burning it
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What is worse water pipe smoking or cigarette smoking?
water pipe smoking
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What can smoking effect in men and women?
reduce in fertility
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how much of the world's population is protected by comprehensive national smoke-free laws?
22%
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how many tobacco products consumed globally are illicit?
1 in 10
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