nicotinism
Chronic smoking condition
Nicotinism is a medical term for nicotine poisoning—the toxic effects of excessive nicotine intake.
Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeat, and in severe cases, seizures or respiratory failure.
The term appears in older medical literature; contemporary usage more often favors "nicotine poisoning" or "nicotine toxicity."
Paper-wrapped tobacco for smoking
- cigarsRolled tobacco for smoking
- snuffPowdered tobacco for sniffing
- vapingUsing electronic cigarettes
- e-cigarettesBattery-powered nicotine inhalers
hookah · snus · inhale · exhale · puff · drag · chain-smoking · pack-a-day
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- withdrawalAct of taking away
habit-forming · hooked · relapse · recovery · detoxification · rehabilitation · dopamine · reinforcement
Proneness to agitation
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- restlessnessState of unease
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- headachesPains in the skull
tremors · cravings · nausea · dizziness · sweating · fatigue · depression
Damaged lung air sacs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
cigarettes
Paper-wrapped tobacco for smoking
e-cigarettes · hookah · snus · inhale · exhale · puff · drag · chain-smoking · pack-a-day · roll-your-own
dependence
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
withdrawal · habit-forming · hooked · relapse · recovery · detoxification · rehabilitation · dopamine · reinforcement · cessation
irritability
Proneness to agitation
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- restlessnessState of unease
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
headaches · tremors · cravings · nausea · dizziness · sweating · fatigue · depression
emphysema
Damaged lung air sacs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
nicotinismtobacco-free
Lacking cigarette products
abstinence · sobriety · detoxification · clean · smoke-free