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addictive drug |
a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence |
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nicotine |
the addictive drug found in tobacco leaves |
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stimulant |
a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart and other organs |
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carcinogen |
a cancer-causing substance |
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tar |
a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns |
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carbon monoxide |
a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas |
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smokeless tobacco |
tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed |
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leukoplakia |
thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer |
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nicotine withdrawl |
the process that occurs in the body when nicotine, and addictive drug, is no longer used |
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nicotine substitute |
a product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the users system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit |
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environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) |
air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke |
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mainstream smoke |
the smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker |
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sidestream smoke |
the smoke from the burnings end of the cigarette, pipe or cigar |