FYI
FYI
The recent report on vaping from the Royal College of Physicians ( RCP ) was called :
a - Nicotine without smoke : Tobacco harm reduction b - No smoke without fire : Tobacco causes serious harm c - Tobacco free nicotine : The future is vaping d - Liquid nicotine systems : The smoke-free alternative
2 . The Royal College of Physicians :
• sets standards of medical practice and promotes clinical excellence
• provides physicians in over 30 medical specialties with education , training and support throughout their careers
• advises and works with government , patients , allied healthcare professionals and the public to improve health and healthcare
• is also an independent charity .
a - ( i ) and ( ii ) only b - ( i ) ( ii ) and ( iii ) only c - ( i ) and ( iii ) only d - ( i ) ( ii ) ( iii ) and ( iv )
3 . For more than 50 years the Royal College of Physicians has been campaigning for :
a - the right for people to smoke to be acknowledged while pointing out the risks of choosing to do so . b - smoking to be banned and for those caught smoking to receive mandatory prison sentences . c - smoking to be banned during the week but allowed at weekends as it is a mainly social activity . d - more and better policies and services to prevent people from taking up smoking , and help existing smokers to quit .
4 . According to the RCP “ The rapid growth in use of e-cigarettes by smokers since 2007 demonstrates that :
a - “ e-cigarettes are just as addictive as cigarettes and cause more long-term harm than smoking .”
196 ISSUE 06 VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE b - “ smokers are getting increasingly addicted to nicotine and use e-cigarettes as a means of topping up their nicotine levels throughout the day .” c - “ people will always crave nicotine so it is fighting a losing battle by trying to stop them - therefore both smoking traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes should be encouraged .” d - “ many smokers want reduced-harm products , and it is also clear that many smokers have succeeded in quitting simply by substituting electronic for tobacco cigarettes .”
5 . The RCP report , Harm reduction in nicotine addiction , suggested that making effective , affordable , socially acceptable , low-hazard nicotine products available to smokers as a market alternative to tobacco could generate significant health gains , by allowing smokers to stop smoking tobacco , without having to stop using the nicotine to which they are addicted . When was this report published ?
a - 2007 b - 2010 c - 2013 d - 2016
6 . Fill in the missing words . The RCP report says that harm reduction in tobacco smoking ( such as promoting the use of e-cigarettes ) has “ huge potential to prevent [ blank ] and disability from tobacco use , and to hasten our progress to a [ blank ] society .
a - death / cash-free b - death / tobacco-free c - disease / vaping-only d - disease / healthier
7 . The RCP says that regulation of products designed to reduce the harm of tobacco smoking ( such as e-cigarettes ) should be :
a - punitive b - proportionate c - perfunctory d - proactive