Tobacco Products
The most frequently used tobacco product
Cigarettes
Number of deaths associated with tobacco use in the United States
over 400,000
Name two possible effects a pregnant mother's smoking can have on the baby
low birth weight, premature birth, learning difficulties, miscarriage, cerebral palsy, vision impairment
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug
Depressant
Disease of the liver associated with alcohol use
Cirrhosis
Leaf wrapped product in which the tobacco leaves are less processed than cigarettes
Cigars
Decade in which cigarette use peaked in the U.S.
1960s
Name for the group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Influences on teens' use of alcohol
Peers, family, media
Tiny, tiny tissues of the lungs responsible for oxygen exchange that can be damaged by smoking.
Alveoli
Product imported from Indonesia
Kreteks
Year in which tobacco ads were banned from network television
1971
Name two risks children are exposed to by second hand smoke.
respiratory infections, asthma, allergies, ear infections
Name three effects of alcohol on the cardiovascular system.
Heart rate and blood pressure increase; more blood flows to the skin's surface; decreased core body temperature
COPD stands for...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Tobacco product that can be inhaled through the nose
Snuff
Location of the first tobacco plantations in the U.S.
Jamestown, Virginia
Name two specific birth defects which may result from the use of alcohol by an expectant mother.
heart defects, deformed faces, delayed growth, mental retardation, brain and behavioral problems
Four factors that affect blood alcohol concentration
Gender, body size, rate of consumption, amount of food in the stomach
Three stages of alcoholism
Problem drinking, alcoholic dependence, late stage of alcoholism
Tobacco wrapped in a leaf and tied with a string
Bidis
Brand of cigarettes endorsed by Fred Flintstone
Winston
Reason(s) why children of alcoholics have a higher risk of becoming alcoholics.
Combination of genetics and the environment in which a person grows up.
Name three signs of alcohol poisoning
Cold, clammy, pale or bluish skin; slow or irregular respiration; vomiting while"sleeping"; unconscious
Alcohol abuse reduces your life expectancy by this many years
13