Chapter 20 Tobacco – Flashcards
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a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence
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addictive drug
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when cilia in the bronchi become so damaged that they are useless, leads to coughing and excessive mucus secretion
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chronic bronchitis
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a colorless, odorless and poisonous gas
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carbon monoxide
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a cancer causing substance
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carcinogen
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thickened, white, leathery-looking spots
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leukoplakia
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when cilia in the bronchi are destroyed, extra mucus cannot be expelled, cancerous cells can multiply, block the bronchi and move to the lungs
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lung cancer
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the addictive drug found in tobacco leaves
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nicotine
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tobacco that is sniffed trough the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed
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smokeless tobacco
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a sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco is burned
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tar
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products that deliver small amounts of nicotine into the user's system while he/she is trying to give up a tobacco habit
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nicotine substitutes
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a course that provides information and help to people who want to stop using tobacco
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tobacco cessation program
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air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke
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Environmental Tobacco smoke(ETS)
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the smoke exhaled from the lungs as a smoker
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mainstream smoke
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the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar
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side-stream smoke
