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tobacco/alcohol 8th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nicotine | highly addictive drug found in all tobacco products |
| carbon monoxide | a gas that makes it hard for the blood to carry oxygen |
| tar | a sticky substance that can coat the airways and can cause cancer |
| types of tobacco | cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, clove cigarettes, bidis, snuff |
| chronic effects | consequences that remain with a person for a long time |
| effects of smoking | bad breath, yellow teeth, dulled taste buds, shortness of breath |
| environmental tobacco smoke | secondhand smoke, the mix of exhaled smoke and smoke from the end of a lit cigarette |
| legal age for smoking | 18 |
| cancer | a disease in which damaged cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissue |
| chronic bronchitis | a disease in which the lining of the airways becomes very swollen and irritated |
| emphysema | a disease in which the tiny air sacs and walls of the lungs are destroyed |
| cardiovascular diseases | diseases of the circulatory system, includes heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke |
| smoking related cardiovascular disease deaths per year | 150,000 |
| non smoker deaths per year exposed to ETS | 30,000 per year |
| tolerance | the process of the body getting used to a drug, need more of something to feel the effects |
| physical dependence | a state in which the body needs a drug to function normally |
| drug addiction | the inability to control one's use of a drug |
| psychological dependence | a state in which you think you need a drug in order to function |
| withdrawal | the way in which the body responds when a dependent person stops using a drug |
| symptoms of withdrawal | anxiety, irritability, nauseated, headaches, poor concentration |
| relapse | to begin using a drug again after stopping for a while |
| nicotine replacement therapy | a form of medicine that contains safe amounts of nicotine |
| peer pressure | strong influence from a friend or classmates |
| central nervous system | consists of the brain and spinal cord, controls speech, thinking, breathing, senses, and motion |
| depressant | a drug that slows body functioning |
| blood alcohol concentration | amount of alcohol in the bloodstream |
| factors that contribute to individual reactions to alcohol | body weight, gender, food in the stomach, alcohol tolerance, |
| intoxication | the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol |
| alcohol poisoning | the damage to physical health caused by drinking too much alcohol |
| hangover | the uncomfortable physical effects caused by alcohol use |
| cirrhosis | a deadly disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with useless scar tissue |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | the group of birth defects that affect an unborn baby that has been exposed to alcohol |
| inhibition | a mental or psychological process that restrains your actions, emotions, and thoughts |
| internal pressure to drink | curiosity, to be accepted into a group, to fit in, low self-esteem |
| external pressure to drink | advertisements, family, targeted marketing |
| alcoholism | a disease in which a person is physically and psychologically dependent on alcohol |
| recovery | learning to live without alcohol |
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