smoking causes coughing and wheezing which is similiar to the symptoms of what disease
What is asthma
100
Destroys lung tissue and makes the body more susceptible to disease
What is tar
100
a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns
What is tar
200
a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas
What is carbon monoxide
200
Cities across the US are creating these to help decrease the amount of ETS in public venues
What are smoke free bans
200
thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer
What is leukoplakia
200
To help control weight, cope with stress, peer pressure, seem more mature and independent
What are reasons one might start smoking
200
the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar
What is sidestream smoke
300
tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed
What is smokeless tobacco
300
this affects people of all ages, causing eye irritation, headaches, ear infections, and coughing and worsens asthma conditions and other respiratory problems
What is ETS- Enivronmental tobacco smoke
300
tar contained in the tobacco smoke is harmful to the lungs because it paralyzes this hairlike structure
What is cilia
300
the process that occurs in the body when nicotine is no longer used
What is nicotine withdrawal
300
a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs
What is a stimulant
400
a cancer-causing substance
What is carcinogen
400
one can of smokeless tobacco is equal to how many packs of cigarettes
What is 4
400
Tiny air sacs in the lungs are destroyed, making breathing extremely difficult, is the disease
What is emphysema
400
The body uses about 35mg of this per cigarette, which the body can't manufacture therefore losing preservation of collagen
What is Vitamin C
400
a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence
What is an addictive drug
500
smoked exhaled by the lungs of a smoker
What is mainstream smoke
500
Who has set a goal to reduce the number of people who use tobacco and to reduce the number of tobacco-related deaths
What is Healthy People 2010
500
when carbon monoxide are present in the blood, the body's tissues and cells are deprived of
What is oxygen
500
The risk of this is increased because the adrenal glands which help release catacholamines are not active causing the body to rely on direct oxgen sensing mechanisms which are not fully developed
What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
500
a product that delivers small amounts of nicotine to a person who is trying to give up tobacco