Question 1

Passive smoking, inhaling the smoke of others who are smoking, is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not an acute pharmacological effect of nicotine?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased behavioral activity
B)   increased muscle tone
C)   tremors
D)   enhanced memory

Question 3

Nicotine is eliminated from the body primarily in .

Accepted Answer

A)   exhaled smoke
B)   feces
C)   urine
D)   sweat

Question 4

What are the types of treatment available for smokers? What are some of the components of each? What type of smoker is most likely to benefit from each?

Accepted Answer

There are several types of treatment ava...

Question 5

Describe the processes of tolerance to and dependence on nicotine. What is the time frame of tolerance to nicotine? What are the symptoms of dependence?

Accepted Answer

Tolerance to nicotine occurs when the bo...

Question 6

The major organ(s)  responsible for metabolizing nicotine is (are)  the .

Accepted Answer

A)   liver
B)   kidneys
C)   lungs
D)   pancreas

Question 7

The use of tobacco as a medical agent ended near the time of the U.S. Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

When a smoker returns to smoking after having abstained for some amount of time, he or she has experienced ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   withdrawal
B)   a rebound
C)   a relapse
D)   spontaneous remission C

Question 9

How is snuff most commonly taken in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)   chewing
B)   dipping
C)   smoking
D)   sniffing

Question 10

The group most likely to use moist snuff are .

Accepted Answer

A)   young females
B)   young males
C)   adult men who earn less than $5,000/year
D)   psychiatric outpatients

Question 11

At higher doses, nicotine's effects tend to be more depressant than stimulatory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is the most efficient way to get a dose of nicotine?

Accepted Answer

A)   cigarette smoking
B)   pipe smoking
C)   using snuff intranasally
D)   using chewing tobacco
E)   cigarette or pipe smoking

Question 13

Water pipe smoking results in greater exposure to carbon monoxide than cigarette smoking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Adolescent boys are much more likely to smoke than adolescent girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is true of nicotine?

Accepted Answer

A)   it is the constituent of tobacco that has the most immediate pharmacological action
B)   it is about as toxic as cyanide
C)   when tobacco is burned, the smoke has a small portion of nicotine
D)   all of these

Question 16

Research on the use of nicotine replacement therapies leads to the conclusion that .

Accepted Answer

A)   there are no demonstrable differences in effectiveness between different nicotine replacement therapies
B)   they are only slightly more effective than placebos
C)   there may be significant long-term consequences to their use
D)   pairing them with behavioral therapies does little to enhance treatment effectiveness

Question 17

Smokers tend to weigh more than nonsmokers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All of the tobaccos consumed in the U.S. come from the plant.

Accepted Answer

A)   Nicotiana rustica
B)   Nicotiana papyra
C)   Nicotiana tabacum
D)   None of these

Question 19

What has been the outcome of lawsuits filed against tobacco companies for harm caused by cigarette smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)   lawsuits filed by individuals and families have been more successful than class-action lawsuits
B)   class-action lawsuits have been more successful than lawsuits filed by individuals and families
C)   lawsuits filed by individuals and families and class-action lawsuits have both been largely successful
D)   neither class-action lawsuits nor those filed by individuals and families have been successful B

Question 20

A "hookah" is a _.

Accepted Answer

A)   hollowed-out cigar filled with marijuana and nicotine
B)   new type of smokeless tobacco
C)   water pipe
D)   tobacco substitute used in treatment

Exam 7: Nicotine

Passive smoking, inhaling the smoke of others who are smoking, is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

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Which of the following is not an acute pharmacological effect of nicotine?

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Nicotine is eliminated from the body primarily in .

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What are the types of treatment available for smokers? What are some of the components of each? What type of smoker is most likely to benefit from each?

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Describe the processes of tolerance to and dependence on nicotine. What is the time frame of tolerance to nicotine? What are the symptoms of dependence?

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The major organ(s) responsible for metabolizing nicotine is (are) the .

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The use of tobacco as a medical agent ended near the time of the U.S. Civil War.

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When a smoker returns to smoking after having abstained for some amount of time, he or she has experienced ___________.

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How is snuff most commonly taken in Europe?

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The group most likely to use moist snuff are .

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At higher doses, nicotine's effects tend to be more depressant than stimulatory.

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Which of the following is the most efficient way to get a dose of nicotine?

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Water pipe smoking results in greater exposure to carbon monoxide than cigarette smoking.

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Adolescent boys are much more likely to smoke than adolescent girls.

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Which of the following is true of nicotine?

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Research on the use of nicotine replacement therapies leads to the conclusion that .

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Smokers tend to weigh more than nonsmokers.

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All of the tobaccos consumed in the U.S. come from the plant.

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What has been the outcome of lawsuits filed against tobacco companies for harm caused by cigarette smoking?

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