Ch. 11 Vaping and Tobacco

Tobacco product that heats tobacco or synthetic nicotine without burning it, producing an aerosol.

• Nicotine patch
• Electronic cigarette
• Vaping device

• Vaporizer

Plant with leaves that contain the chemical nicotine.

• Weed
• Tobacco
• Cannabis
• Opium

Toxic substance that gives tobacco products their addictive quality.

• Tar
• Caffeine
• Nicotine
• Carbon monoxide

Cancer-causing substances.

• Toxins
• Pathogens
• Carcinogens
• Mutagens

Substance made of nicotine (or another drug) and other chemicals that is heated during vaping.

• E-liquid
• Smoke liquid
• Nicotine oil
• Vape juice

Condition in which the bronchial tubes become swollen and irritated, narrowing the pathway to the lungs.

• Chronic Bronchitis

• Asthma
• Pneumonia
• Emphysema

Condition that damages the lungs' smallest airways; leads to coughing and shortness of breath.

• Emphysema
• Asthma
• Pneumonia
• Popcorn lung

Condition that causes the lungs to lose elasticity; permanently enlarges airways and destroys the alveoli in lung tissue.

• Asthma
• Emphysema
• Pneumonia
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Condition characterized by thickened, white, leathery spots inside the mouth; can develop into oral cancer.

• Thickmouth
• Whitening syndrome
• Leukoplakia
• Plaqueosis

Chronic condition in which airways constrict and fill with mucus; blocks airflow to and from the lungs.

• Asthma
• Emphysema
• Pneumonia
• Bronchitis