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23 Cards in this Set
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THC
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active ingredient in marijuana
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nicotine
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addictive drug in tobacco
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emphysema
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a type of lung disease where breathing is difficult
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snuff
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tobacco used by holding it between the cheek or lip and gum
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cirrhosis
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liver scarring and hardening caused by alcohol abuse
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gateway drugs
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harmful substances whose users often try even more harmful substances
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carbon monoxide
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a gas in anything smoked. The same gas emitted by cars.
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ulcers
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wound-like holes in the body. Alcohol abuse creates these in your stomach.
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tar
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a general term for the smeary brown goo left by tobacco
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hepatitis
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a swollen liver caused by a virus or toxin
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intoxicated
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under the influence of a substance
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drunk
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under the influence of alcohol
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high
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a slang term for being under the influence of drugs
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joint
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a marijuana cigarette
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cholesterol
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a type of fat in the blood vessels. Anything smoked increases this.
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bronchitis
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swollen membranes in the lungs
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cocaine
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an illegal and addictive drug made from the cocoa plant (chocolate is made from the cacao tree)
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heroin
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an illegal and highly addictive drug made from the poppy plant
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chlamydia
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the most common bacterial STD
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pants
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the only 100% effective prevention for STDs
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HIV
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the virus that causes AIDS
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AIDS
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a new, 100% fatal STD, discovered in the 1980s
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herpes
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a viral STD that produces sores and blisters in really unhappy places
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