KEY TERMS #1
TOBACCO USE
TOBACCO FACTS
TOBACCO FORMS
KEY TERMS #2
100
The main addictive drug found in tobacco.
nictotine
100
Name one "Benefit of 'Saying No' to Tobacco."
answers will vary
100
Every day in the United States, approximately 4800 young people (ages 11-17) will do what for the first time?
smoke their first cigarette
100
This form of tobacco is made from shredded leaves and sometimes contains a filter to reduce the amount of nicotine and tar in smoke.
cigarettes
100
A psychological or physical need for a drug or other substance.
addiction
200
The unpleasant symptoms that someone experiences when he or she stops using an addictive substance.
withdrawal
200
Chew, dip and snuff are all examples of what tobacco form?
smokeless (tobacco)
200
According to Public Health Regulations what is the required legal age for a person to purchase cigarettes or other tobacco related products.
18
200
This form of tobacco is placed in the mouth rather than smoked and its users face a high risk of cancers of the mouth, esophagus, larynx and pancreas.
smokeless
200
A thick, dark liquid that forms when tobacco burns.
tar
300
A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns.
carbon monoxide
300
This respiratory disease destroys alveoli within the lungs, making it difficult to breath.
emphysema
300
About how many chemicals are contained within a single puff of tobacco smoke?
4000
300
This form of tobacco contains 25 times more carbon monoxide and up to 400 times more nicotine than its alternative form.
cigars and/or pipes
300
The body's need for larger and larger doses of a drug to produce the same effect.
tolerance
400
Smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar.
sidestream (smoke)
400
Name 2 reasons for "Tobacco use Among Teens."
answers will vary
400
Approximately how many people die each in the United States as a result of smoking-related illnesses?
400,000
400
Name the 4 different "Forms of Tobacco."
cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco
400
Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke.
secondhand (smoke)
500
An addiction in which a person believes that he or she needs a drug in order to feel good or function normally.
psychological dependence
500
Name the 3 ways tobacco is consumed.
smoked, chewed and inhaled
500
What percent of smokers start before the age of 18? A) 50%, B) 75%, C) 80%, D) 90%
D) 90%
500
Name one of the 3 major sources for information, programs or support relating to smoking.
American Lung Association, American Heart Association or American Cancer Society.
500
An addiction in which the body develops a chemical need for a drug.
physical dependence
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