| A | B |
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| tobacco | a plant with leaves that can be dried and mixed with chemical to make products such as cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco |
| nicotene | an addictive drug found in tobacco products |
| carbon monoxide | a dangerous gas when inhaled keeps the body from getting oxygen |
| tar | thick dark sticky substance that coats the lungs of a smoker |
| Environmental Tobacco Smoke | a mixture of exhaled smoke and the smoke from the ends of burning cigarettes a.k.a. second hand smoke |
| Smokeless Tobacco | chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, etc |
| cancer | a disease in which the cells grow uncontrollably. These abnormal cells destroy normal body tissue |
| peer pressure | the influence of a friend or group of friends |
| drug | any substance that changes how the mind or body work |
| medicine | a drug that is used to cure, treat, prevent, pain, illness, or disease |
| OTC medicines | Over the counter medicines |
| prescription medicines | medicine that requires a written order from a doctor |
| gateway drug | a drug that introduces people to drug use, increasing the risk of trying stronger drugs |
| marijuana | pot, grass, weed....can raise heart rate, make one nervous |
| inhalants | chemical products that have strong fumes such as paint, nail polish remover, etc. |
| misuse | the accidental incorrect use of a drug |
| abuse | the purposeful incorrect use of a drug |
| tolerance | a condition in which a person needs more of a drug to feel its original effect |
| drug addiction | the failure to control one's use of a drug |
| withdrawal | the bodies' reaction to not having a drug that is usually present in the body |
