Tobacco
This highly addictive chemical is the primary stimulant found in all tobacco products.
Nicotine
Because it slows down the central nervous system, alcohol is scientifically classified as this type of drug.
A depressant
This term describes the condition where a person must take larger and larger doses of a drug to get the same effect.
Tolerance
This is the term for the smoke inhaled involuntarily by people near a person who is smoking.
Secondhand smoke
This measurement, usually checked by police or doctors, represents the percentage of alcohol present in a person’s bloodstream.
Blood Alcohol Concentration
These are powerful, often prescription, pain-relieving drugs that carry a high risk of addiction and overdose.
Opioids
Using tobacco is the leading cause of this specific type of cancer, which is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide.
Lung cancer
This vital organ is responsible for filtering alcohol out of the blood, but it can be permanently scarred by heavy use.
The liver
This brain chemical is released in large amounts by many drugs, creating a "reward" sensation that leads to addiction.
Dopamine
This sticky, brown substance is a byproduct of burning tobacco and causes damage to the cilia in the lungs.
Tar
This term describes a pattern of drinking that brings a person’s BAC to 0.08% or above in a short period (typically 4–5 drinks).
Binge drinking
This is the name for the physical and mental symptoms that occur when a person stops using a drug they have become dependent on.
Withdrawl
These electronic devices heat a liquid into an aerosol and can contain as much or more nicotine than traditional cigarettes.
E cigarettes
Alcohol use during pregnancy can lead to this group of conditions involving physical and intellectual disabilities in a child.
Fetal Alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
This synthetic opioid is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and is a major contributor to fatal overdoses.
Fetanyl