What happened to cigarette smoking among teenagers between 1998 and 2006?

The base of a circular fence with radius 10 m is given by $x = 10\cos t, y = 10\sin t$. The height of the fence at position $(x, y)$ is given by the function $h(x, y) = 4 + 0.01(x^2 - y^2),$ so the height varies from 3 m to 5 m. Suppose that 1 L of paint covers 100 m$^2$. Sketch the fence and determine how much paint you will need if you paint both sides of the fence.

Suppose that you work for an advertising firm. The Surgeon General has hired your firm to work on a new anti-smoking campaign. Develop a 30-second public service commercial that will discourage young people from smoking.

Solve each system of inequalities by graphing.

$$\begin{array} { l } { x < 6 } \\ { y \leq 2 x } \end{array}$$

Ernie and Mike painted a fence together in $a$ hours. It would have taken Ernie $b$ hours to paint the fence by himself. What fraction of the fence did Ernie paint? What fraction of the fence did Mike paint?

After 10 years of smoking, Elaine is ready to quit. She pays a visit to a hypnotist in an effort to quit. How might the hypnotist use the following to help Elaine quit smoking? • Posthypnotic suggestion • Social influence theory of hypnosis. Even though the hypnosis seems successful, Elaine is worried about the effects smoking had on her body and is interested in her health outlook now that she has quit. Provide one element of damage she has done to her body by smoking and one element of how her health will improve now that she has quit.

Describe a strategy a person could use to make quitting smoking easier.

Choose the correct letter. A rectangular pasture has a fence around the perimeter. The length of the fence is 16x^7 and the width is 48x^4. What is the area of the pasture?

$$A. 3x^3 B. 128x^{11} C. 768x^{11} D. 768x^{28}$$

In 1902, 44 loaves of bread cost the same amount as 1 loaf of bread in 2006. If a loaf of bread in 2006 costs $1.72 more than in 1902, find the cost of a loaf of bread in 1902.

What is $2^{2^{2006}}(\bmod 3) ?$

Paul wanted to fence in a square pasture for Babe, his blue ox. Each side needed to be 25 miles long. How many miles of fence did Paul need for the pasture?

A.P., a 55 -year-old white man, has been smoking 1 pack of cigarettes per day for the last 38 years. He has a very stressful job as executive of a large marketing company. A.P. and his coworkers frequently go to "happy hour" at the local bar after a long day at work. When he is at home, A.P. has a sedentary lifestyle that consists of lounging by the pool or watching television. He tried to quit smoking "cold turkey" 2 years ago and remained abstinent for approximately 6 months, but has never tried any pharmacologic smoking cessation aids. During his previous attempt to quit, he became very anxious, irritable, and depressed and had trouble sleeping and concentrating at work. He has a medical history of hypertension for the last 10 years and a bout of successfully treated depression 5 years ago after the death of his mother. His family has been encouraging him to stop smoking for years. He is currently at the doctor's office for his blood pressure checkup and inquires about smoking cessation options; he doesn't have a definitive timeline for a quit date. Smoking habits: He smokes 1 pack per day and describes craving his first cigarette of the day about 10 to 15 minutes after awakening. He has observed that smoking with his morning coffee, smoking when drinking at the bar with his friends, and smoking after meals to be triggers that led to his relapse with his prior smoking cessation efforts. He would like to try something to help with acute cravings.

What are some nondrug methods that may enhance smoking cessation in this patient?

A.P., a 55 -year-old white man, has been smoking 1 pack of cigarettes per day for the last 38 years. He has a very stressful job as executive of a large marketing company. A.P. and his coworkers frequently go to "happy hour" at the local bar after a long day at work. When he is at home, A.P. has a sedentary lifestyle that consists of lounging by the pool or watching television. He tried to quit smoking "cold turkey" 2 years ago and remained abstinent for approximately 6 months, but has never tried any pharmacologic smoking cessation aids. During his previous attempt to quit, he became very anxious, irritable, and depressed and had trouble sleeping and concentrating at work. He has a medical history of hypertension for the last 10 years and a bout of successfully treated depression 5 years ago after the death of his mother. His family has been encouraging him to stop smoking for years. He is currently at the doctor's office for his blood pressure checkup and inquires about smoking cessation options; he doesn't have a definitive timeline for a quit date. Smoking habits: He smokes 1 pack per day and describes craving his first cigarette of the day about 10 to 15 minutes after awakening. He has observed that smoking with his morning coffee, smoking when drinking at the bar with his friends, and smoking after meals to be triggers that led to his relapse with his prior smoking cessation efforts. He would like to try something to help with acute cravings.

How would your recommendation for smoking cessation aids change if patient reported smoking his first cigarette more than 30 minutes upon awakening?

Is peer counseling an effective way of helping teenagers deal with the challenges of adolescence? Choose a particular challenge, such as eating disorders, substance abuse, or sexuality. Then use the Internet to research how peer counseling might help teenagers deal with the problem. Look for information on how common the problem is among teens and recent statistics and data on peer counseling. Then write a short report that summarizes your findings.