Definitions
To begin using a drug after stopping after a long time
What is relapse?
Shortness of breath is something that is experienced after smoking begins
What is emphysema?
Something that an individual experiences when they smoke every day for a year
The act of stopping something entirely
What is cessation?
A disease where damaged cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissue
What is cancer?
This organization monitors the safety of foods, drinks, and medicines
What is the FDA?
Blood flow that is stopped to the brain can result in this
What is a stroke?
This form of medicine contains safe amounts of nicotine
What is NRT?
Second hand smoke
What is ETS?
This type of cancer has the highest rate among smokers/nonsmokers
What is lung cancer?
A solid mass of blood particles that can form when blood flow stops
What is a blood clot?
The inability to control one's use of a drug
What is drug addiction?
Quitting tobacco can have positive effects on your body, such as fewer colds, recovering from illness, and even fewer these, which could potentially save their life
What are mouth sores?
A highly addictive drug found in tobacco products
What is nicotine?
You must be this age to purchase tobacco, unlike enlisting for the army, where it is only 18 years of age
What is 21?
This many deaths per year in the United States that are caused by smoking-related cardiovascular diseases
What is 150,000?
A person can go through this when they have not used tobacco in a long time
What is withdrawal?
These two things are the most common nicotine replacement therapy
What is nicotine gum and patches?
A gas that makes it hard for blood to carry oxygen
What is carbon monoxide?
This is the most effective way to quit smoking
What is to stop?
Tobacco accounts for this percentage of deaths in the United States
A molecule can attach to this particular place on a cell
What is a receptor?
This many people try quitting smoking in the United States, but only 3% are successful