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Chapter 20 jcarter
Chapter 20 vocab Tobacco
Question | Answer |
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addictive drug | substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence |
Nicotine | addictive drug found in tobacco leaves |
stimulant | drug that increases the action of the central nervous system |
carcinogen | a cancer-causing substance |
tar | thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns |
Carbon monoxide | a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas, that is found in cigarette smoke |
smokeless tobacco | is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed |
leukoplakia | thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can be develop into oral cancer |
nicotine withdrawal | when it is no longer used |
nicotine substitutes | deliver small amounts of nicotine into the person's system while they are trying to give up the tobacco habit |
tobacco cessation program | course that provides info and help to people who want to stop using tobacco |
Environmental tobacco smoke | secondhand smoke |
mainstream smoke | smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker |
sidestream smoke | smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar |