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Health Ch. 7
Harmful Effects of Tobacco & Alcohol
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alcohol | a drug found in beer, wine, and liquor |
| alcoholic | someone who is addicted to alcohol |
| blood alcohol level | a small person will have a higher level than a larger person does if they drink the same amount of alcohol |
| intoxicated | when a person drinks so much alcohol that it strongly affects their ability to function |
| nicotine | a poisonous substance that causes people to become addicted to tobacco |
| peer pressure | when other young people influence you to do something they are using |
| tar | a sticky substance that coats a smoker's lungs and makes breathing difficult |
| tobacco | the shredded brown substance inside a cigarette |
| oxygen | gases in cigarette smoke take the place of _______ in the blood |