Smoking Review Flashcards
What is nicotine
A physical addiction
What is tobacco
Plant that yields tobacco
What is carbon monoxide
Odorless flammable gas
What is tar
Dark thick flammable liquid found in smoking products
What is a carcinogen
Substance capable of causing cancers
Why do people smoke
To release stress
Fit in
Be different
To feel good
Physical dependence
Dependence on nicotine
Psychological dependence
Develops when people feel the need to smoke of chew
How many chemicals are in tar
Over 200 separate chemicals
What is cilia
Hair like fibers that filter out the dust in parts of your body
Filtered cigarettes on remove_____% of tar and nicotine
10%
What does methanol do to tobacco products
It adds flavor
What is mainstream smoke
Smoke directly inhaled into smokers lungs
Sides Stream smoke
Smoke that comes of the end of the tobacco product
Environmental smoke
Mainstream and side stream smoke