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Study Guide Answers

1.     Nicotine addiction is classified as what?
     Nicotine Use Disorder or NUD
2.     Nicotine and tobacco are the same thing. True or False.
     False
3.     Nicotine causes ___________ to be releases into parts of the brain that control pleasure and motivation.
     Dopamine
4.     What are the different ways nicotine can enter the body?
     Absorbed through the lining of the mouth or nose or inhalation into the lungs
5.     Nicotine withdrawal is classified as what?
     Nicotine-Induced disorder or NID
6.     Nicotine acts as a _________ and has the effect of reducing stress and anxiety and creating a feeling of euphoria.
     Sedative
7.     Nicotine is more addictive than heroin. True or False.
     True
8.     What is addiction characterized by?
     A compulsion to engage in harmful behavior or to use substances that are dangerous when the health consequences are known.
9.     There are seven specific symptoms of NUD. How many do you have to experience in the span of a year to be considered as a sufferer.
     3
10.     Withdrawal is characterized by the symptoms that occur when someone who is psychologically dependant on the substance discontinues drug use. True or False.
     False ? physiologically dependent
11.     Name three of the specific ingredients used to make a cigarette.
     Tar, ammonia and carbon dioxide
12.     What are the 5 steps to quit nicotine.
     Prepare to quit, get support and encouragement, learn new skills and behaviors, getting and using medication and staying nicotine-free.
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