Health Vocabulary
A sick feeling in your stomach that makes you feel like you might throw up.
What is nausea?
Every single cell in the human body requires this clean element to work properly.
What is oxygen?
Traditional tobacco products like cigarettes are called this, meaning they are able to catch fire and burn easily.
What is combustible?
Vaping companies design this to look vibrant and fun, intentionally mimicking candy wrappers or juice boxes.
What is packaging?
Looking a person in the eye and firmly saying "No thanks, I'm good" is known as this strategy.
What is The Direct Refusal?
An invisible, dangerous gas that blocks oxygen in the blood.
What is carbon monoxide?
Within seconds of breathing in harsh chemicals, this vital organ begins to beat much faster than normal.
What is the heart?
Instead of burning leaves, modern electronic vaping devices use this power source to warm up liquids.
What are batteries?
Companies often pay these popular internet personalities to make their products look cool in online videos.
What are influencers?
In our province, this specific law makes it completely illegal to smoke or vape in shared public spaces and playgrounds.
What is the Smoke-Free Ontario Act?
The feeling that you need to do something just because your friends or classmates are doing it.
What is peer pressure?
Because the lungs pull in chemicals instead of clean air, this part of the body can quickly become scratchy, sore, and irritated.
What is the throat?
When combustible tobacco burns, it creates this sticky, dark substance that coats the lungs.
What is tar?
Companies add these to vapes to make them smell like fruit or candy, even though breathing them into the lungs causes serious damage.
What are flavoring chemicals?
Anyone standing nearby when a product is used breathes in the toxic cloud, which is known as this type of exposure.
What is second-hand exposure?
Standing up for yourself and your choices in a strong, respectful way.
What is assertiveness?
This highly addictive chemical creates a fast, fake feeling of calm, but quickly makes the brain cranky and irritable.
What is nicotine?
When the liquid in a vaping device gets hot, it turns into this thick cloud of tiny liquid chemical drops floating in the air.
What is an aerosol?
The tricky biological cycle of feeling okay for a second from nicotine, and then feeling terrible until you get more, leads to this.
What is dependence (or addiction)?
Turning around and walking toward a classroom or trusted adult when pressured is known as this strategy.
What is The Exit Strategy?
The ability to bounce back and stay strong when facing tough times or big feelings.
What is resilience?
Sustained use of combustible tobacco leads to this chronic illness, where the breathing tubes are constantly swollen and blocked.
What is bronchitis?
Many people mistakenly believe vapes produce this harmless substance, similar to steam from a boiling kettle.
What is water vapor?
This constant worry about when they can vape next makes it difficult for addicted students to sit still and focus on schoolwork.
What is chronic stress?
Positive habits, reliable adults, and healthy activities that form an invisible shield around you are called these.
What are protective factors?