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
dependence
effect that occurs when body needs addictive substance in its system to funtion normally
triggers
things that cause people to crave a substance
addiction
physical and mental need for behavior or substance
withdrawal
unpleasant symptoms that occur when someone stops doing an addicting substance
peer pressure
influence that people have on your actions
PSA
media message that supports public
nicotine replacement
technique for stopping smoke where you use nicotine gum or patches to stop withdrawal symptoms
stimulus control
technique for stopping smoke where you avoid tempting situations for tobacco use
response substitution
technique for stopping smoke where you respond to difficult feelings and situations with behaviors other than smoking
