ch 11 tobacco section 1

Question 1

nicotine

Answer 1

highly addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products

Question 2

carcinogens

Answer 2

any chemical or agent that causes cancer

Question 3

tar

Answer 3

sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the air ways that contains many carcinogens

Question 4

carbon monoxide

Answer 4

a gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the blood stream

Question 5

what are the types of tobacco products

Answer 5

cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff(dip), pipe tobacco, cigars, herbal cigarettes

Question 6

what carcinogens are in tar?

Answer 6

cyanide- poisoness gas used to develop photographs, formaldehyde- a substance used to preserve laboratory animals and embalming fluid, Lead- dangerous metal, vinyl chloride- flammable gas used to make plastic products

Question 7

what are the chemicals in cigarette smoke ?

Answer 7

carbon monoxide & ammonia- chemicals in bathroom cleaners

Question 8

snuff vs cigarette smoke

Answer 8

snuff contains 2-3 more nicotine than cigarette smoke

Question 9

is there a safe form of tobacco?

Answer 9

NOOOO

Question 10

Where can nicotine enter the body?

Answer 10

lungs, gums, & skin

Question 11

are herbal cigarettes more healthy?

Answer 11

no, just as dangerous as conventional cigarettes

Question 12

why is it very hard to quit using tobacco?

Answer 12

nicotine is highly addictive

Question 13

what do effects of nicotine lead to?

Answer 13

physical dependence and addiction