definitions
cigarettes
diseases
statistics
100
a physical or phychological dependence on a substance or activity
What is addiction
100
smoke inhaled by nonsmokers
What is passive smoke
100
the leading cause of cander deaths among males
What is lung cancer?
100
the fraction that tells how many people who begin smoking as teens will evenytually die from a smoking-related cause
What is one-third?
200
tobacco that is sniffed through the nose or chewed
What is smoke-less tobaccl
200
a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that passes through the lungs into the blood
What is carbon monoxide?
200
an inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs, more common among smokers than among nonsmokers
What is bronchitis?
200
the number of americans who are regular users of smokeless tobacco
What is 12 million?
300
a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs
What is a stimulant
300
the smoke that a smoker blows off
What is mainstream smoke?
300
a smoking-related disease in which the alveoli in the lungs burst and blend to form fewer, larger sacs with less surface area.
What is emphysema?
300
the period of time after quitting smoking in which an ex-smiker's oxygen legels rise to normal
What is 8 hours?
400
cancer-causing substance
What is a caracinogen
400
increased chance of spontaneous abourtion and prenatal death, low birth weight, and growh and development problems during early childhood
What is risks of smoking during pregnancy?
400
thickened, white, leathery-appearing spots on the inside of a smoke-less tobacco user's mouth
What is lukoplakia?
400
the number of American teens who light up their first cigarette every day
What is 6,000
M
e
n
u