Tobacco Vocabulary!
Complications
Addiction
Facts
100
Name the addictive drug in tobacco.
What is nicotine?
100
Having physiological or psychological dependance makes you ______.
What is being addicted?
100

What is the first stage of alcoholism

abuse

100

This is the #1 reason for preventable death in the US

Tobacco

200

What does FAS stand for? 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

200

This can happen when a woman drinks alcohol while pregnant

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

200

What is the second stage of alcoholism

dependence

200

True or False: The tar from smoking can permanently damage your respiratory system

True

300

What is it called when you are addicted to alcohol?

Alcoholism (or alcoholic)

300

True or false: Lung Cancer has the largest number of US deaths every year from smoking

What is False

Lung cancer attributes to 137,989 each year while Heart disease is 158,750

300

More than ___ of people want to quit tobacco.

What is 1/2?

300

True or False: Cigarettes contain an odor-less, invisible poisonous gas called carbon monoxide

True

400
A cancer causing substance.
What is carcinogen?
400
Certain type of cancer where it effects your oral area.
What is mouth cancer?
400

What is the third stage of alcoholism

addiction

400

True or False: Alcohol can not cause long term issues 

false

500

What does DUI stand for?

Driving Under the Influence

500

How does smoking affect certain medications that patients may take?

Smoking increases metabolism of certain medications and can increase liver enzymes. This can affect:

atypical antipsychotics, theophylline, warfarin, anxiolytics, antihypertensives, caffeine

500

Long Term tobacco effects (name at least 2)

  • Chronic Bronchitis

  • Emphysema

  • Lung Cancer

  • Coronary heart disease 

  • Stroke

500

True or false: Alcohol has many positive health benefits

False

Smokers typically have increased stress due to nicotine withdrawal between cigarettes. Nicotine is also a stimulant which can increase anxiety.