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Chapter 21 Vocabulary
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Health Care
10th Grade
04/07/2014

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addictive drug
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a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence
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nicotine
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the addictive drug found in tobacco leaves
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stimulant
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a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs
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carcinogen
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a cancer-causing substance
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tar
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a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns
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carbon monoxide
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a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas
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smokeless tobacco
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tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed
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leukoplakia
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thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer
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nicotine withdrawal
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the process that occurs in the body when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used
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nicotine substitute
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a product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the user's system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit.
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environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)
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air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke
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mainstream smoke
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the smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker
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sidestream smoke
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the smoke from a burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar
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