95% - 100% You are extremely knowledgeable and hopefully engaged in teaching others the art, science and psychology of nicotine dependency recovery!
90% - 95% An outstanding score and well prepared to remain nicotine free for life!
80% - 89% A solid score but with a bit of room to develop additional recovery insights
70% - 79% You must be attending the school of hard-quitting-knocks! We'd highly recommend that you immediately give Joel's Library one complete cover to cover read.
Below 70% Friend, we don't mean to hurt your feelings but smoking kills half of all adult smokers and you know very very little about nicotine dependency 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! Knowledge truly is power. Use your mind to take back your life!
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 when considering two factors - (1) how easy it is to get hooked and (2) how hard it is to break free?
LSD
Alcohol
Nicotine
Heroin
Cocaine
Which of the following statements is most correct?
Drop for drop nicotine is more lethal than strychnine and three times deadlier than arsenic.
Nicotine has rewired and desensitized the brains of dependent smokers by causing them to grow millions of nicotinic receptors in at least eleven different brain regions.
Nicotine is a teratogen capable of permanently damaging DNA.
All of the above are true.
According to a June 2005 study, what percentage of students smoking nicotine at least once daily are already chemically dependent upon nicotine based upon dependency standards contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 4th Edition?
7%
37%
57%
87%
The U.S. is one of the last industralized nations on earth not to require mandatory addiction warnings. Since 2000, what addiction warning label has the Canadian government required on one-half of the front and back faces of random cigarette packs?
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.
Which of the following withdrawal symptoms should be expected by almost all new quitters?
Headaches
Nausea
Significant time distortion
Constipation
Upon ending all nicotine use what is the maximum amount of time it takes for your body and mind to become 100% nicotine free?
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
When quitting, in contrast to conscious thought fixation about wanting to smoke (that can last as long as your ability to maintain your concentration upon the thought - those "nice juicy steak" type thoughts) what is the maximum length of any subconsciously triggered crave episode (those uncontrollable mini anxiety attacks)?
Less than three minutes
Up to fifteen minutes
A maximum of thirty minutes
A maximum of one hour
A maximum of three hours
How long does it take for the "average" quitter before the number of psychological crave episodes encountered peak in number?
One day
Three days
Two weeks
One month
Three months
What is the average number of subconscious crave anxiety attacks (episodes) that occur on the 10th day after quitting?
1
3
5
8
15
Which of the following is/are recommended as an effective crave coping technique during the up to three minutes that a crave episode may last?
Relax your mind and/or body
A brief period of activity
Some form of distraction
Directly confronting your crave
All of the above
The drug nicotine comprises just five percent of tobacco's dry 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
One cigarette
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 a new quit is to ...
wait until a friend is ready to quit with you.
lean heavily upon 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 most correct?
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 is a proper step toward successful nicotine dependency recovery?
You don't need to give up anything else when quitting except for nicotine, unless you have other chemical dependencies, such as alcoholism.
Don't tell family and friends that you've quit until you gain a bit confidence that you're going to make it.
Lean heavily upon family and friends as a primary source of motivation.
Keep a few cigarettes or an extra pack around the house so that you won't feel like you are depriving yourself of anything.
Try not to be hard on yourself about cheating or slipping.
All of the above
None of the above
Which of the following is not a normal and expected phase in overcoming the emotional loss associated with quitting?
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
It is normal to experience all of the above phases.
What substance do ex-smokers require half as much of in order to achieve the same sensation that was 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
Educated and supported cold turkey quitting
Over-the-counter nicotine gum
Which of the following statements regarding nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is FALSE?
NRT studies were not blind as claimed and may have no foundation in science.
In the "real-world" there has yet to be any smoker quitting survey in which those quitting while using NRT had higher quitting rates than those quitting without it.
The nicotine used in all NRT delivery devices is created synthetically in pharmaceutical laboratories
NRT studies looked at smoking cessation rates while all but ignoring nicotine cessation rates.
What are your odds of successfully quitting for six months during a second or subsequent nicotine patch attempt if you have already attempted and failed once while using the nicotine patch?
0 to 1.6%
4%
7%
10%
A study published in the September 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examined long-term California 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 ...
