This is the addictive, habit forming drug that can cause the user to develop intense cravings.
Nicotine
A smoker inhales tar when they smoke, which covers the ____________, or passageways that branch from the trachea to each lung.
Bronchi
List one effect of tobacco on our nervous system.
Answers will vary.
Nicotine can be as addictive as ___________ or _______________.
Heroine or cocaine
Why are insurance premiums usually higher for tobacco users?
More health risks, answers may vary
What is the most commonly used form of tobacco products?
Cigarettes
Each year an estimated 400,000 people die from tobacco related illnesses. True or False?
True
List one effect of tobacco on our digestive system.
Answers will vary.
_________________ ________________ is a person's beliefs that he or she needs a drug to feel good or act normally.
Psychological dependence
E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, but they do contain nicotine. True or False?
True
Tobacco smoke and vapors from a vape damage the air sacs in the lungs. What are the tiny air sacs inside the lungs known as?
Alveoli
List one effect of tobacco on our circulatory system.
Answers will vary
Physical dependence
_________________ ________________ therapy (NRT) are products that assist a person in breaking a tobacco habit.
Nicotine replacement
Smokeless Tobacco
Smokers are between 12 and 22 times more likely to develop ________________ ________________.
Lung cancer
List one effect of tobacco on our excretory system.
Answers will vary
___________________ refers to a series of symptoms a person experiences when he or she stops using an addictive substance.
Withdrawal
If you smoke a pack and a half a day, how much are you likely to spend on cigarettes in a calendar year according to the text.
$30,000
Chewing tobacco is a safe alternative to smoking. True or False?
False
Nicotine causes the blood vessels to _______________, or squeeze together.
Constrict
__________________ is the physical or mental need for a drug or other substance.
Addiction
Smoke that is inhaled and exhaled by a smoker is called ______________________ _______________.
Mainstream smoke
Smoke that burns from the end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe is called _________________ ________________.
Side stream smoke