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Ch.20
A.Mathias Chapter 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| addictive drug | a drug that causes physological or phychological dependence |
| nicotine | addictive drug found in tobacco leaves |
| stimulant | a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs |
| carcinogen | a cancer-causing substance |
| tar | a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns |
| carbon monoxide | a colorless, odorless. and posioness gas |
| smokeless tobacco | tobacco that is sniffed throught the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed |
| leukoplakia | thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develope into oral cancer |
| nicotine | the process that occurs in the body when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used |
| nicotine substitutes | products that deliver small amounts of nicotine into the users system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit |
| tobacco cessation program | a course that provides information and help to people who want to stop using tobacco |
| enviromental tobacco smoke (ETS) | air that is contaminated by tobacco smoke |
| mainstream smoke | the smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker |
| sidestream smoke | the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar |
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