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A quantity of finely shredded or powdered tobacco. Modern forms of snuff are available in either dry or moist forms. |
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The ingestion of snuff either by inhalation or by absorption through tissue in the nose. |
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Tightly rolled quantities of dried tobacco leaves. |
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Rolls of shredded tobacco wrapped in paper, today usually fitted at the mouth end with a filter. |
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Tobacco smoke that is inhaled by nonsmokers from the burning cigarettes of nearby smokers. Also referred to as environmental tobacco smoke. |
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS). |
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Tobacco smoke in the atmosphere as a result of burning cigarettes; also called sidestream or secondary smoke. |
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The smoke inhaled directly from cigarettes or other tobacco products. |
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Those components of smoke that consist of particles. |
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A sticky material found in the particulate phase of tobacco smoke and other pollutants in the air. |
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The portion of tobacco smoke that consists of gasses. |
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An extremely toxic gas that prevents blood cells from carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. |
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The pushing of inhaled foreign particles, which might interfere with breathing, upward from the air passages into the throat, where they can be swallowed and excreted through the gastrointestinal tract. |
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The prime psychoactive drug in tobacco products. |
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The idea that smokers will adjust their smoking of cigarettes in such a way as to maintain a steady input of nicotine into the body. |
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Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) |
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Disease that damages the heart as a result of a restriction of blood flow through coronary arteries. |
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A disease in which blood flow is restricted because the walls of arteries harden and lose their elasticity. |
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A disease in which blood flow is restricted because of the buildup of fatty deposits inside arteries. |
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A disease in which there is an interruption of or reduction in blood flow to the brain, causing paralysis, sensory loss, cognitive deficits, or a combination of neuropsychological effects. |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
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A group of diseases characterized by impaired breathing due to an abnormality in the air passages. |
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A respiratory disease involving inflammation of bronchial tissue following a buildup of excess mucus in air passages. |
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An enlargement of air sacs in the lungs and abnormalities in the air sac walls, causing great difficulty in breathing. |
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Cancerous tumors or growths. |
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Small white spots inside the mouth and nasal cavity, indicating pre-cancerous tissue. |
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Small red spots inside the mouth and nasal cavity, indicating pre-cancerous tissue. |
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A group of carcinogenic compounds found in tobacco. |
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Damp, finely shredded tobacco, placed inside the cheek or alongside the gum under the lower lip. |
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