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Chapter 11
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9th Grade
03/09/2010

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nicotine
Definition
the highly addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products
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carcinogen
Definition
any chemical or agent that causes cancer
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tar
Definition
a sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and that contains many carcinogens
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carbon monoxide
Definition
a gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream
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emphysema
Definition
a respiratory disease in which air cannot move in and out of alveoli because they become blocked or lose their elasticity
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sidestream smoke
Definition
smoke that escapes from the tip of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe
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mainstream smoke
Definition
smoke that is inhaled through a cigarette and then exhaled by a cigarette smoker
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environmental tobacco smoke (secondhand smoke)
Definition
a combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke
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nicotine replacement theory (NRT)
Definition
a form of medicine that delivers small amounts of nicotine to the body to help a person quit using tobacco
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