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Emphysema meaning |
condition in which alveoli lose most of their ability |
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Two forms of smokeless tabacco |
chewing and snorting |
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Sidestream smoke meaning |
Smoke that enters the air from a cigar,cigarette, and pipe |
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What is the addictive substance in cigarettes? |
Nicotine |
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What is Leukoplakia? |
Abnormal cells in the mouth that appears as white patches of tissue |
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What is reaction time? |
amount of time it takes to respond to a stimulus |
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What is cirrhosis? |
Chronic liver damage |
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Four primary conditions that determine the effect of alcohol on the body |
Amount consumed speed consumed body weight gender |
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Three examples of gateway drug |
Alcohol Tobacco Weed |
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Binge drinking meaning |
Large amounts of alcohol consumed in a short amount of time |
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Two examples of depressant drug? |
Alcohol Sleeping Meds |
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Two examples of stimulant drug? |
Tobacco Cocaine |
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Two drugs you get addicted to the first time using them? |
Alcohol tobacco |
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Passive smoking meaning? |
Smoke inhaled from other's cigar,cigarette, and pipe |
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Smoke inhaled and exhaled is what? |
Mainstream smoke |
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A reduced sensitivity to a drug is what? |
Drug tolerance |
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Drinker's level of intoxication is measured by what? |
B.A.C(Blood Alcohol Concentration) |
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Legal limit of alcohol that you can have |
.08 |
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Difference between a stimulant drug and a depressant drug? |
Stimulant speeds up body process Depressant slows the process down |
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Why is it not uncommon for drug users to overdose? |
Develop tolerance and overdose when they think they are ok |