MBI 131 Miami University Exam 3 questions with correct answers

Tobacco Use in U.S. Answer -26.5% of those age 12+ used a tobacco product in the past 30 days -20% of those age 18+ are current cigarette smokers -Approx. 480,000 premature deaths/year -Approx. 16 million people experience serious smoking-related illnesses/year -Approx. 41,000 deaths/year due to diseases caused by environmental (secondhand) tobacco smoke -Single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death (heart disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, emphysema, low birth weight infants) Tobacco Use Answer -nicotine is a STIMULANT drug which releases epinephrine which increases blood pressure, respiration, and heart rate -increased levels of dopamine in brain (addictive) -nicotine addiction results from long term brain changes due to nicotine exposure -other addictive chemicals? Primary Prevention of Tobacco Use Answer -education -taxes -no smoking policies -smoke-free legislation -age restrictions (18+) -marketing restrictions