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Tobacco
Effects of Tobacco
Side effects
Starting/Quitting
100
Tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip, or sniffed is called what?
Smokeless Tobacco
100
The most dangerous byproduct of a cigarette.
Tar
100
When a smoker has to continually smoke more cigarettes to get he desired effect, it is called what?
Tolerance
100
This group of people have the hardest time quitting smoking.
Teens
200
this type of drug increases the activity of the nervous system.
Stimulant
200
Airways are constantly inflamed and full of mucus.
Chronic Bronchitis
200
Smoke that the smoker breathes out.
Mainstream Smoke
200
In frequent users of tobacco, nicotine stimulates the area of the brain that produces feelings of this, which makes it hard to break the habit.
Reward and pleasure
300
This is the name for a substance or toxin that causes cancer.
Carcinogen
300
This occurs when the aveoli in the lungs become inflamed and then the membranes break apart, significantly reducing lung function.
Emphysema
300
Smoke that comes directly from the cigarette.
Sidestream
300
What 3 things can influence a person to start smoking?
family, friends, media
400
The main addictive chemical in tobacco.
Nicotine
400
Smokeless tobacco is more likely to cause what type of cancer?
Oral Cancer
400
Name the 3 main hazards in cigarettes.
Tar, Nicotine, Carbon Monoxide
400
People who are trying to quit may experience psychological withdrawals, nausea and what else?
Irritability
500
The average dose of smokeless tobacco contains how much nicotine?
more than twice the nicotine in a cigarette
500
These are the white patches that form in your mouth that can be precancerous
Leukoplakia
500
Nicotine causes the heart to do what?
Beat faster = higher pulse and blood pressure
500
A nicotine substitute is a product that
contains nicotine, but not the other harmful chemicals found in tobacco