Nicotine vocab

A highly addictive drug found in all tobacco products.

Nicotine

A highly addictive drug found in all tobacco products.

Carbon monoxide

a gas that makes it hard for the blood to carry oxygen

Tar

A sticky substance that can coat the airways and cause cancer

chewing tobacco and snuff

The two main types of smokeless tobacco.

chronic effect

A consequence that remains with a person for a long time.

ETS

The mix of exhaled smoke and smoke from the end of lit up cigarettes.

Cancer

A disease in which damaged cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissue.

Chronic Bronchitis

A disease in which the lining of the airways becomes very swollen and irritated.

Emphysema

A disease in which the tiny air sacs and walls of the lungs are destroyed.

Cardio Vascular diseases

Diseases of the circulatory system.

Blood clot

A solid mass of blood particles that can form when the blood flow slows.

Receptor

A place on a cell where a specific molecule can attach.