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  • legal drugs that can be accessed and can be used by everyone at any age through the local store like cigarettes and consumable alcohol.
    Gateway drugs
  • It is a cylindrical roll wrapped in paper with shredded or ground tobacco
    inside.
    • It contains nicotine and other cancer-causing chemicals.
    • When the smoke of a cigarette is inhaled, it will go directly to the lungs and can cause cancer in the mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, and heart disease
    Cigarette
  • Cigarettes are made from the dried and cured leaves of the tobacco plant. Nicotine is the key addictive drug in tobacco. Like heroin and cocaine, nicotine changes the way the brain works and causes cravings for more nicotine
  • Peer pressure is the social influence that a group can have on a person, and this influence can lead that person to do certain actions.
  • Coping with stress - One of the important chemicals in cigarettes is nicotine when smoked,
    can cause dopamine released in higher amounts in the
    brain.
  • RELIEF FROM SYMPTOMS - Psychological disorders are conditions that cause emotional or psychological symptoms to
    be felt by the patient.
  • SMOKING OUT OF HABIT The best way to prevent this from happening is
    to not smoke cigarettes in the first place for it to not become associated with any habits and behaviors
  • ADDICTION An addiction is an uncontrollable use of a substance or a drug even though it can cause negative effects on the user.
  • ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES An alcoholic beverage is any
    drink that contains ethanol. Alcoholic drinks, due to the ethanol, can cause alcohol intoxication
  • social drinking - Some people consume alcohol in a social setting, whether it be through drinking wine over dinner
    or drinking beers at a party. Some religions, like Christianity and Judaism, have a small amount of alcohol consumption
    associated with their customs. While Islam and Jainism prohibit
    alcohol consumption entirely
  • The history of a person with alcohol - with these experiences can directly impact the chances that he or she will drink alcohol again in the future
  • habit - Some people drink alcoholic drinks out of habit. In some cases, drinking alcoholic beverages has become part of a person's behavior associated with specific activities or the time of the day
  • Coping with stress - Some people associate alcohol
    drinking with stressful situations and the release from
    these stressors.
  • Depressants are substances that have the effect of slowing down some of the processes of
    the nervous system.
  • Peer pressure, or the influence that a social group has on a person, is one of the most significant sources of starting alcohol drinking in teenagers
    and adolescents.
  • availability -The sale and consumption of alcohol are legal in many countries
  • Addiction is a disorder characterized by a person's dependence on the substance
    that is the cause of addiction.
  • Mainstream smoke - cigarette smoke(smoker inhales)
    Sidestream smoke - smoke that comes from burning cigarette itself
    Thirdhand smoke - smoke that clings to different objects
  • Emphysema - the destruction of ^ the alveoli or the air sacs in the lungs
    where gas exchange happens.