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29 Cards in this Set
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Drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs.
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Stimulant
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Poisonous gas found in cigarette smoke.
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Carbon Monoxide
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Addictive drug found in cigarette smoke.
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Nicotine
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Exhaled from the lungs of a smoker.
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Mainstream smoke
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Cancer-causing substance
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Carcinogen
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Sticky, dark fluid that destroys the alveoli and lung tissue.
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Tar
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Addictive substance that is sniffed, held in the mouth, or chewed.
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Smokeless tobacco
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Process that occurs in the body when nicotine is no longer used.
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Nicotine withdrawal
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Smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.
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Sidestream smoke
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White spots in the mouth, caused by smokeless tobacco, that can develop into oral cancer.
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Leukoplakia
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Substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence.
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Addictive drug.
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Products that deliver small amounts of nicotine into the body to help users give up the tobacco habit.
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Nicotine substitutes
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Secondhand smoke-air contaminated by tobacco smoke.
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Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)
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A reliable source that offers free counseling and materials to smokers who want to quit is the what?
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Smokers helpline
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Cigarettes, pipes, and cigars contain what?
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43 carcinogens, tar, and carbon monoxide.
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What destroys cilia and alveoli?
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Tar
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What deprives cells of oxygen?
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Carbon Monoxide
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What do tar and carbon monoxide cause?
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Lung cancer, emphyszma, and chronic bronchitis.
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Tobacco products all contain what
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Nicotine, an addictive stimulant.
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Nicotine increases what?
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heart rate and respiration.
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Nicotine causes what?
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Arteriosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke.
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Smokeless tobacco contains what?
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28 carcinogens.
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Smokeless tobacco causes what?
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Leukoplakia, which can turn into oral cancer
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Smokeless tobacco also causes the cancers of the what?
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Pancreas, throat, stomach, larynx, and esophagus.
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What are four short-term effects of tobacco use on the body?
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Changes in brain chemistry
Increased respiration heart rate Dulled taste buds and reduced appetite Bad breath and smelly hair,clothes, and skin |
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What are five long-term effects of tobacco use?
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Chronic bronchitis
emphysema lung cancer coronary heart disease and stroke weaken immune system |
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Describe what nicotine is and explain its effects on the body.
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Addictive drug classified as a stimulant
raises blood pressure increases heart rate contributes to heart disease and stroke. |
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Describe what tar is and explain its effects on the body.
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thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns
destroys cilia, damages alveoli, destroys lung tissue. |
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Describe what carbon monoxide is and explain its effects on the body.
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colorless, odorless, and poisonous
replaces oxygen, depriving tissues & cells of oxygen, increases risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and hardening of the arteries. |
