93% - 100% You are extremely knowledgable and hopefully engaged in teaching others to quit!
86% - 92% An outstanding score and well prepared to remain nicotine free for life!
78% - 85% A solid score but plenty of room to develop additional insight and understanding
70% - 77% At least 23 wrong answers! You must be attending the school of hard quitting knocks! Have you given any thought to attending quitting school?
Less than 70% Friend, smoking kills half of all adult smokers and we don't mean to frighten you but you appear to know very very little about your dependency upon nicotine or the process of recovery Are you serious about reclaiming your life? If so, then why fight in total darkness when you can turn on the lights? None of us are stronger than nicotine but then nicotine has an I.Q. of zero. Use your mind to take back your life. Let this be a wake-up call.
Respond to each question until the word YES appears beside your response. There is no penalty for looking at other answers after selecting the correct choice. Be sure and read the entire question and all choices before responding.
Good Luck!
Which drug do scientists and addiction experts rank as the most addictive drug of all?
LSD
Alcohol
Nicotine
Heroin
Cocaine
How long does a subconsciously triggered crave anxiety episode last?
Less than three minutes
Up to fifteen minutes
A maximum of thirty minutes
A maximum of one hour
A maximum of three hours
What is the average number of crave episodes that occur on the 10th day after quitting?
1
3
5
8
15
Upon ending all nicotine use, what is the maximum amount of time that it takes for the human body to become 100% nicotine clean and 90% of nicotine's metabolites to pass through the urine?
One day
Three days
Two weeks
One month
Three months
What is the maximum length of time before the symptoms of physical nicotine withdrawal peak in intensity?
One day
Three days
Two weeks
One month
Three months
How long does it normally take before the number of subconsciously triggered psychological craves episodes peak in number?
One day
Three days
Two weeks
One month
Three months
Which of the following is/are recommended as an effective crave coping technique during the three minutes that a crave may last?
Relaxing your mind and/or body
A brief period of activity
Distracting your mind from the crave
Directly confronting your crave
All of the above
The drug nicotine comprises just five percent of tobacco's weight. How much nicotine does it take to cause a quitter to experience full and complete relapse back to their old level of nicotine intake or higher?
One puff
Two cigarettes
Ten cigarettes
One pack
One carton
A common complaint upon quitting is an inability to concentrate or think clearly. This symptom ...
is caused by too much oxygen to the brain.
is usually unavoidable.
results from a decline in dopamine output.
normally indicates low blood sugar.
is permanent.
The most effective way to get through the first few days of nicotine dependency recovery is to ...
wait until a friend is ready to quit with you.
rely upon the encouragement and support of family and friends.
buy lots of groceries and don't stop eating until they're gone!
focus on quitting for just one day at a time.
keep reminding yourself that you have quit forever!
Low blood sugar that results in an inability to concentrate or think can usually be corrected by ...
drinking fruit juices (cranberry is excellent).
not skipping breakfast or lunch.
keeping a small amount of fuel in your stomach.
spreading your normal daily food intake out more over your entire day.
All of the above
Which of the following statements is/are true?
Smoking reduces stress
Smoking makes coffee taste better
Smoking makes time pass quicker
Smoking is one of life's few joys
None of the above
All of the above
Which of the following is a legitimate justification for relapse?
The death of a family member
Losing your job
Drinking too much alcohol
The end of a marriage or friendship
A national disaster or war
Gaining 10 pounds
None of the above
Which of the following reflects high quality nicotine dependency recovery advice?
Don't give up anything else when quitting except for nicotine.
Don't tell family and friends that you've quit until you gain a bit confidence that you're going to make it.
Rely upon family and friends as a primary source of motivation.
Keep a few cigarettes or an extra pack around the house.
Try not to be hard on yourself about cheating or slipping.
All of the above
None of the above
What substance do ex-smokers require half as much of in order to achieve the same sensation provided by the substance while they were still smokers?
Sugar
Caffeine
Alcohol
All of the above
None of the above
According to the U.S. Government's "Clinical Practice Guideline - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence" (June 2000) which of the following methods of quitting had the highest success rate at six months?
Hypnosis
Acupuncture
The Over-the-Counter (OTC) Nicotine Patch
Cold Turkey Quitting
Educated Cold Turkey Quitting
Over-the-Counter Nicotine Gum
A new study published in the September 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examined long term success rates (six months) for quitters trying to quit while using Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products like the nicotine patch and gum. The study concludes that NRT products ...
are more effective than any other method of quitting.
double your chances of quitting.
are only moderately effective.
are not effective at helping smokers quit.
Which of the following statements is/are true?
It's too late for me as the damage is beyond repair.
It's hopeless. I've tried, I've failed and I'll die a smoker.
This just isn't the right time to try to quit.
I need to take time to plan ahead if I'm to succeed.
I can't quit alone. I'm waiting on a magic cure.
None of the above are true statements.
All of the above are true statements.
Which of the following is/are true?
You have the ability to quit smoking for one hour and then celebrate.
You have the intelligence to handle a three minute crave episode.
After quitting smoking for one hour, you have the ability to quickly refocus on quitting for the next hour.
You understand how important it is to take quitting just one day at a time and not look ahead, or even to tomorrow.
All of the above.
Which of the following are true?
Withdrawal anxieties and craves are temporary.
Quitting leads to complete calmness and total comfort.
The primary key to success is education.
Within 90 days of quitting you can expect an almost one-third improvement in your overall lung function, and are likely to experience your very first day where you never once even THINK about WANTING a cigarette! Not Once!
All of the above are true and so is your desire to start your new life!
Which of the following statements is/are true? Recent medical studies have found evidence that ...
nicotine causes cancer (regardless of the type of delivery device used to put it into the body)
nicotine accelerates tumor growth rates of lung cancers and possibly other cancers in other areas of the body.
nicotine causes artery plaque buildup to be nourished and fed with its own blood supply.
nicotine may actually cause chronic depression in humans.
within just 30 minutes of walking into a room containing smoke, the Teflon like lining of the non-smoker's arteries begins to sustain damage.
nicotine destroys brain cells associated with learning and memory.
All of the above.
What does the Canadian Government's new cigarette pack warning label say?
WARNING: SMOKING MAY BE HABIT-FORMING
WARNING: SMOKING IS HABIT-FORMING
WARNING: CIGARETTES MAY BE ADDICTIVE
WARNING: CIGARETTES ARE ADDICTIVE - Studies have shown that tobacco may be as difficult to quit as heroin or cocaine.
WARNING: CIGARETTES ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE - Studies have shown that tobacco can be harder to quit than heroin or cocaine.
What nicotine dependency recovery symptom do almost all quitters experience?
Headache
Time distortion
Coughing
Nausea
What percentage of quitters who attempt using the nicotine patch for a second or subsequent attempt are still not smoking at six months?
15%
10%
7%
0% to 1.5%
Nicotine is an alkaloid whose half-life inside the human body is roughly two hours. Which acid generating event accelerates the rate at which the body's nicotine reserves are depleted?
