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Smoking

Find out if smoking is more harmful at certain ages...if it's ever too late to quit...if quitting now can erase years of damage...and more!

1. If you have smoked for most of your life, it's not worth stopping now.

True
False

2. Older smokers who try to quit are more likely to stay off cigarettes.

True
False

3. Smokers get tired and short of breath more easily than nonsmokers the same age.

True
False

4. Smoking is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke among adults 60 years of age and older.

True
False

5. Quitting smoking can help those who already have had a heart attack.

True
False

6. Most older smokers don't want to stop smoking.

True
False

7. An older smoker is likely to smoke more cigarettes than a younger smoker.

True
False

8. Someone who has smoked for 30 to 40 years probably won't be able to quit smoking.

True
False

9. Very few older adults smoke cigarettes.

True
False

10. Lifelong smokers are more likely to die of diseases like emphysema and bronchitis than nonsmokers.

True
False



Last updated December 23, 2009


   
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