Across
- 1. a plant in the nightshade family, specifically the species Nicotiana, whose leaves are processed for smoking, chewing, or snuff.
- 3. a chronic lung disease that damages the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe and causing shortness of breath.
- 5. a water pipe used to smoke flavored tobacco, which is heated by charcoal and passed through a water-filled bowl to cool the smoke before inhalation.
- 9. any substance, radiation, or agent that is capable of causing cancer in living tissue.
- 11. an intense, urgent, or uncontrollable desire for a specific item, often food or a habit, that is hard to ignore.
- 12. the inflammation of the bronchial tubes (airways) in the lungs, typically causing a persistent cough with mucus, wheezing, and chest discomfort.
- 15. the action or practice of inhaling and exhaling vapor containing nicotine and flavoring produced by a device designed for this purpose.
- 17. the act of taking something away, removing money from a bank account, or stopping involvement in an activity.
- 19. an adhesive skin patch that slowly releases a controlled dose of nicotine into the bloodstream to help smokers reduce cravings and quit smoking.
- 20. tobacco that is chewed or snuffed rather than smoked by the user.
Down
- 2. the formal act of stopping, ending, or halting an action or process, either temporarily or permanently.
- 4. a clear, colorless, and odorless synthetic liquid that absorbs water and is used to keep products moist, dissolve ingredients, and prevent freezing in food, medicines, and cosmetics.
- 6. a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 1 0 H 1 4 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- 7. a small, thin type of cigar, typically, that is wrapped in tobacco leaf rather than paper and is often machine-made.
- 8. a device used to simulate the experience of smoking, having a cartridge with a heater that vaporizes liquid nicotine instead of burning tobacco.
- 10. a thick, sticky, brown residue produced by burning tobacco that coats the lungs and contains most of the cancer-causing chemicals in cigarette smoke.
- 13. smoke inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by others.
- 14. a substance added to food or drink to enhance or change its taste.
- 16. the state of being compulsively committed to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
- 18. influence from members of one's peer group.
