Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs

A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence:

• Addictive drug

• Nicotine

• Stimulant

• Smokeless tobacco

The addictive drug found in tobacco leaves:

• Addictive drug

• Nicotine

• Stimulant

• Smokeless tobacco

A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, heart, and other organs:

• Addictive drug

• Nicotine

• Stimulant

• Smokeless tobacco

A cancer-causing substance

• Carcinogen

• Tar

• Carbon monoxide

• Leukoplakia

A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns

• Carcinogen

• Tar

• Carbon monoxide

• Leukoplakia

A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas that is taken up more readily by the blood than oxygen:

• Carcinogen

• Tar

• Carbon monoxide

• Leukoplakia

Tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed:

• Addictive drug

• Nicotine

• Stimulant

• Smokeless tobacco

Thickened, white, leathery looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer:

• Carcinogen

• Tar

• Carbon monoxide

• Leukoplakia

Nicotine is a __.

• Stimulant

• Depressant

• Narcotic

• Hallucinogen

Which is not a symptom of nicotine withdrawal?

• Irritability

• Anxiety

• Sleep disturbance

• Tremors