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Drug Unit
Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs
16
Health Care
9th Grade
11/20/2010

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Term
True or false:
Chewing tobacco is safer than smoking tobacco because no smoke gets into the lungs
Definition
False
Term
True or false:
At high doses nicotine is a nerve poison
Definition
True
Term
True or False:
Herbal cigarettes are sager than regular cigarettes because they don't contain tobacco.
Definition
False
Term
True or false:
You can smoke for many years before you harm your lungs.
Definition
False
Term
The smoke that escapes from a burning cigarette can harm others.
Definition
True
Term
The placenta protects the baby from smoke while the mother is pregnant and smoking.
Definition
False
Term
True or false:
Non-smokers get fewer colds than smokers
Definition
True
Term
True or false:
Less than 20% of Americans smoke.
Definition
True
Term
What is the addictive drug found in tobacco products?
Definition
Nicotine
Term
How many chemicals are foind in Cigarette smoke?
Definition
More than 4,000
Term
What does Carcinogens cause?
Definition
Cancer
Term
What carcinogens does tar contain? (4)
Definition
Cyanide, formaldehde, Lead, and vinyl chloride
Term
What toxic gas in cigarettes keeps oxygen from getting into the bloodstream?
Definition
Carbon Monoxide
Term
What short-term effects does nicotine have?
Definition
-Stimulates the brain reward system
-Increases heart rate and blood pressure
-Increases breathing
-Increases blood sugar
-Stimulates the vomit reflex
Term
What does long term tobacco lead to?
Definition
Addiction
Term
Tobacco can lead to what?
Definition
Strokes
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