All terms Flashcards

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Tobacco

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Tobacco is a plant whose dried leaves are commonly used for smoking, chewing, or snuffing, and is known to cause a range of health problems.

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Nicotine

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Nicotine is a highly addictive substance found in tobacco that is one of the main causes of the health problems that come with tobacco consumption

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3
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toxic

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poisonous

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4
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Vaping device

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Way of consuming tobacco by heating it into an aerosol without actually burning it.

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5
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E-liquid

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A substance created from nicotine and other chemicals that is heated up in vapes.

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6
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Aerosol

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When fine particles or droplets are suspended in the air

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Carcinogens

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Carcinogens are substances or agents that have the potential to cause cancer by damaging DNA and other cellular processes and are common in tobacco.

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8
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Dopamine

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Pleasure chemical released by brain.

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9
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Tar

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Sticky residue created from burnt tobacco.

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Secondhand Aerosol

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When aerosol created from vaping is released into the air and into bystanders who aren’t vaping.

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Secondhand Smoke

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When smoke from cigarettes and other tobacco products spreads to other people.

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Thirdhand Smoke

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The particles and gas left over after smoking.

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Thirdhand Aerosol

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The particles and gas left over after vaping.

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Substance use disorder

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A mental illness where someone is addicted to something and cant stop taking it despite experiencing negative side effects.

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15
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co-occurring disorder

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Two intertwining mental illnesses

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16
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tolerance

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When the body builds up tolerance for high levels of dopamine and to the smoke and bad feeling coming from tobacco and nicotine.

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Dependence

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When the body needs high doses of drugs to work properly.

18
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Public Service Announcement

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Message concerning public safety or health.

19
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Nicotine Replacement

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A way to start to quit smoking by slowly reducing nicotine intake and not smoking but instead using nicotine gum and patches.

20
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Stimulus control

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Trying to get your brain dopamine. perception back to normal by controlling how stimulated it needs to be.

21
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Response subsitution

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A way of therapy where in times when you would smoke you try to do something else to help with pain or discomfort.

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Triggers

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A reminder that causes people to temporarily need a hit of an addictive substance.

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Addiction

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When someone can’t stop themselves from smoking or vaping despite knowing what it does to them.

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Withdrawl

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When the body gets immediately shut off from a substance it becomes dependent on it starts experiencing shock creating withdrawal.

25
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Peer Pressure

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When friends and people of your age or status heavily and forcefully influence your life choices.