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Definitions
Cigarettes
Diseases
Statistics
100
a physical or psychological dependence on a substance or activity
What is an addiction?
100
smoke inhaled by nonsmokers
What is passive smoke or side stream smoke
100
the leading cause of cancer deaths among males
What is lung cancer
100
the fraction that tells how many people who begin smoking as teens will eventually die from a smoking related cause
What is one-third
200
tobacco that is sniffed through the nose or chewed
What is smokeless tobacco
200
a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that passes through the lungs into the blood
What is carbon monoxide
200
an inflamation of the bronchi in the lungs, more common among smokers than among nonsmokers
What is bronchitis?
300
a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs
What is stimulant
300
the smoke that a smoker blows off
What is main stream smoke
300
a smoking related disease in which the alveoli in the lungs burst and blend to form fewer, larger sacs with less surface area
What is emphysema
400
cancer-causing substances
What is carcinogens
400
increased chance of spontaneous abortion and prenatal death, low birth weight, and growth and development problems during early childhood
What are some risks of smoking during pregnancy?
400
thickened, white, leathery-appearing spots on the inside of a smokeless-tobacco user's mouth
What is leukoplakia