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tobacco/alcohol 8th

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