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14 Cards in this Set
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What is an additive mean?
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chemicals added in to help tobacco stay moist, burn longer, and taste better.
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What is nicotine?
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a highly addictive drug that is found in ALL tobacco products.
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What is meant by target marketing?
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When companies design their advertising towards a certain age group.
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What is emphysema?
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a respiratory disease in which oxygen and carbon dioxide have difficulty moving through the alveoli because the alveoli are thin and stretched out or have been destroyed.
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What is cardiovascular disease?
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a disorder of the circulatory system.
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What is peer pressure?
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a feeling that you should do something because your friends want you to. Can be a good or bad thing.
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What is NRT, or nicotine replacement therapy?
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a form of medicine that contains safe amounts of nicotine.
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What types of cancer are caused by tobacco?
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lung, mouth
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What is addiction?
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is a condition in which a person can no longer control his or her need or desire for a drug.
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What is withdrawl?
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uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms produced when a person who is physically dependent on drugs stops using drugs.
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What is environmental tobacco?
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It is also known as 2nd hand smoke.
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What is chronic bronchitis?
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It's a disease that causes the airways of the lungs to become irritated and swollen. This irritation causes the person to produce a lot of mucus in the lungs. As a result, the person coughs a lot.
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What are problems associated with smoking?
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severe cough, premature signs of aging, wrinkles around mouth, if pregnant, could terminate pregnancy. If miscarriage doesn't happen, babies could be smaller, be at higher risks for SIDS, suffer from other health complications. Smoking can cause eye disease, gum and dental disease. Smokers also get colds and flu more often. They may not recover as quickly.
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What is tolerance?
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A condition in which a user needs more of a drug to get the same effect that they are used to experiencing.
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