Back What Do You Know About Quitting Smoking? No matter what your age or how long you have smoked, giving up cigarettes is the ticket to a longer life. Consider that just 12 hours after your last cigarette, the carbon monoxide level in your blood returns to normal. A year after you've quit, your risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker's. 1. The risk for death by heart attack or coronary heart disease decreases by 50 percent how soon after you quit smoking? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is According to the U.S. Surgeon General, the excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's, and after 15 years smoke-free, the risk levels drop to that of someone who never smoked. A. 20 yearsB. 10 yearsC. 3 yearsD. 1 year 2. What percentage of smokers quit successfully without the help of a physician or counseling program? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is The success rate is higher among those who enter smoking-cessation programs with counseling and support. A. 20 percentB. 13 percentC. 5 percentD. 0 percent 3. Which of these smoking-cessation methods have proved the most successful statistically? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, counseling and medications can be effective in treating tobacco dependence when used individually. When used in combination, there is an even higher quit rate. Two types of counseling that have proved especially effective are “practical counseling” (problem solving and skills training) and social support. A. Cold turkeyB. Counseling and medicationsC. CounselingD. Medications 4. Besides increasing the risk of cancer, coronary heart disease and respiratory disease, which other ill effects does smoking have? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Women smokers are less likely to conceive than nonsmokers within a year of attempting to get pregnant. Smoking also reduces men's sperm count. A. Premature wrinkling of the skinB. Female infertilityC. Hair lossD. A and B 5. The chemical and behavioral processes that lead to nicotine addiction are similar to addiction to which other drug or drugs? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Smoking at an early age results in a more severe addiction as an adult. A. MarijuanaB. CocaineC. HeroinD. B and C 6. When did almost all current smokers start the habit? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is According to the CDC, each day approximately 3,500 young people ages 12 to 17 smoke their first cigarette. As a result, about 850 adolescents become daily cigarette smokers. A. Teenage yearsB. 20sC. 30sD. 40s and older 7. Of the 19 million smokers who attempt to quit annually, how many succeed? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Today, more than 45 million Americans smoke. A. 8 millionB. 4.5 millionC. 3.5 millionD. 1.2 million Your score was: