A | B |
addictive | causing a physical dependence: a person who is addicted to a drug requires that substance in order to function normally |
tar | solid material in tobacco smoke that condenses into a thick liquid. |
nicotine | an addictive chemical found in tobacco |
psychoactive substance | a substance that causes a change in w a person's mood and behavior |
carbon monoxide | a poisonous gas released by burning tobacco |
cancer | a disease caused by cells that have lost normal growth controls and that invade and destroy healthy tissues |
chronic bronchitis | an inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs and the production of excessive mucus |
emphysema | a disease in which the tiny air sacs of the lungs lose their elasticity |
chewing tobacco | a form of smokeless tobacco that is placed between a person's cheek and gum |
mainstream smoke | smoke that inhaled directly into the mouth through a cigarette, pipe, or cigar |
sidestream smoke | smoke that enters the environment from burning tobacco |
passive smoker | a nonsmoker who is exposed to the sidestream smoke of a cigarette. cigar, orpipe. |