Tobacco
A sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways.
What is Tar ?
The damage and loss of function of an area of the heart muscle.
What is Heart Attack ?
The drug in wine, beer, and liquor that causes intoxication.
What is Alcohol ?
A written order from a doctor for a specific medicine.
What is Prescription ?
A class of energy giving nutrients that includes sugars, starches, and fiber.
What is Carbohydrate ?
Smoke that escapes from the tip of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe.
What is Side stream Smoke?
The force that blood exerts against the inside walls of a blood vessel.
What is Blood Pressure ?
The act of drinking five or more drinks in one sitting.
What is Binge Drinking ?
Any medicine that can be bought without a prescription.
What is Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicine ?
The science or study of food and the ways in which the body uses food.
What is Nutrition ?
A respiratory disease in which air cannot move in an out of alveoli.
What is Emphysema?
A disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth
What is Cancer ?
A deadly disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue.
What is Cirrhosis ?
The chemical component that gives a medicine its action.
What is Active Ingredient ?
A class of nutrients that are made up of amino acids, which are needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body
What is Protein ?
A poisonous gas used to develop photographs.
What is Cyanide?
The use of drugs to destroy cancer cells
What is Chemotherapy ?
A person who chooses not to drink alcohol in a social setting so that he or she can safely drive himself or herself and others
What is Designated Driver ?
A medicine made by a company other than the company that developed the original medicine
What is Generic Medicine ?
Recommended daily amount of a nutrient
What is Daily Value (DV) ?
Stimulates the brain reward system and changes the way the brain functions.
What is Nicotine?
A loss of consciousness that happens when there is too much blood sugar.
What is Diabetic Coma ?
A set of physical and mental defects that affects a fetus that has exposed to alcohol because of the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) ?
A state in which the body relies on a given drug in order to function
What is Physical Dependence ?
A set of diet and lifestyle recommendations developed to improve health.
What is Dietary Guidelines for Americans ?