Tobacco and Vaping Flashcards
Tobacco
Plant with leaves that contain nicotine
Nicotine
toxic and addictive substance
Toxic
poisonous
Vaping device
heats tobacco or nicotine without burning it
e-liquid
substance made of chemicals heated by vapes
aerosol
suspended chemicals in droplets
dopamine
chemical released that gives pleasure
carcinogens
cancer causing substances
tar
residue from burned tobacco
secondhand smoke
smoke released by someone that is inhaled by someone else
thirdhand smoke
smoking leftover after someone smokes
thirdhand aerosol
particles left over from somone that vaped
substance use disorder
mental illness where someone is addicted even though its bad for them
co-occuring disorder
2 or more mental illnesses at the same time
tolerance
body’s need for an increased amount of substance to experience effects once felt with smaller amounts