| Addiction |
Uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a substance such
as a drug or alcohol. |
| Asthma |
A common disorder in which chronic inflammation of the bronchial
tubes (bronchi) makes them swell, narrowing the airways. |
| Bidi Cigarettes |
Small, brown, hand-rolled, flavored cigarette. |
| Cancer |
A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without
control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissues and can spread
through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to other parts
of the body. |
| Chronic Bronchitis |
A respiratory disease in which the mucous membrane in the
lungs' bronchial passages becomes inflamed. As the irritated
membrane swells and grows thicker, it narrows or shuts off the
tiny airways in the lungs, resulting in coughing spells accompanied
by thick phlegm and breathlessness.
Chronic bronchitis, like lung disease and emphysema, is a serious
long-term disorder that requires regular medical treatment. |
| Clove cigarettes |
Also known as kreteks, these cigarettes contain about 60 percent
tobacco and 40 percent ground cloves. |
| Craving |
a great yearning |
| Emphysema |
Chronic obstructive lung disease characterized by shortness
of breath and usually caused by chronic tobacco smoking. Its
hallmark is accumulation of air and loss of elastic recoil in
the lung tissues. |
| Herbal cigarettes |
Tobacco- and nicotine-free cigarettes. They produce many of
the same toxins found in tobacco smoke, including tar and carbon
monoxide |
| Infection |
Invasion and multiplication of germs in the body. Infections
can occur in any part of the body, and can be localized or systemic
(spread throughout the body). The germs may be bacteria, viruses,
yeast, or fungi. They can cause a fever and other problems,
depending on the site of the infection. |
| Inhaler |
A device through which medicine is inhaled. |
| Instant Messaging |
The ability to exchange real time messages with another computer
user on the Internet. |
| Nicotine |
A poisonous volatile alkaloid derived from tobacco and responsible
for many of the effects of tobacco; it first stimulates (small
doses) then depresses (large doses). |
| Nicotine Replacement Therapy |
Nicotine replacement products help relieve some of the withdrawal
symptoms people experience when they quit smoking. Three nicotine
replacement products are currently available over-the-counter
in the United States, including two nicotine patches and nicotine
gum. |
| Nicotine Patch |
A nicotine patch looks like an oversized adhesive bandage.
The outer part of the patch sticks to your skin, while the inner
portion slowly releases nicotine into your skin. Nicotine patches
are available with and without a prescription. |
| Pneumonia |
An inflammatory infection that occurs in the lungs. |
| Quitline |
A toll-free hotline staffed by counselors trained specifically
on quitting smoking. |
| Second-hand Smoke |
Environmental tobacco smoke that is inhaled involuntarily
or passively by someone who is not smoking. Environmental tobacco
smoke is generated from the sidestream (the burning end) of
a cigarette, pipe or cigar or from the exhaled mainstream (the
smoke puffed out by smokers) of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars.
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| Smokeless Tobacco |
Tobacco that is not smoked but used in another form. Chewing
tobacco and snuff are the two main forms of smokeless tobacco
in use in the United States. |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
The sudden and unexpected death of a baby with no known illness,
typically affecting sleeping infants between the ages of 2 weeks
to 6 months. |
| Trigger |
Something that initiates a reaction, such as a cigarette craving. |
| Withdrawal |
The syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms
that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug |
