Health(tobacco c.21)

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nicotine stubstitue

a product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the users system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit.

tar

a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns

smokeless tobacco

tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth or chewed.

carcinogine

a cancer causing substance

Risks that smokers pose on nonsmokers

Smoking can cause lung-cancer Your body makes you think you need the drug(tobacco) Causes leukoplakia

stimulants

a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs.

Carbon Monoxide

A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas

What is nicotine?

A stimulant

Addictive Drug

A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence.

Nicotine

The addictive drug found in tobacco leaves

What are the symptoms of nicotine withdrawals?

anxiety, sleep disturbance, cravings for tobacco

mainstream smoke

the smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker

sidestream smoke

the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar


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