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Alcohol Drinking and *Liver- Steatosis, Fibrosis,

Cigarette Smoking Cirrhosis.


Why do People Drink
Alcohol?
Alcohol Drinking
Many people drink
alcohol because of their
problems and sorrows, they
want to make themselves
happy by drinking. Teens
drink to show the others that
-It is classed as a depressant, they are cool.
meaning that it slows down Facts About Alcohol Drinking
vital functionsresulting in
-Alcohol kills one person
slurred speech, unsteady
every 10 seconds worldwide
movement, disturbed
perceptions and an inability -Alcohol is not digested ; it
to react quickly . gets absorbed directly into
the bloodstream.
Effects of Alcohol Drinking
-Giving up Alcohol for just
*Heart- stroke, highblood
one month can improve liver
pressure, Arrhythmias,
function, decrease blood
Cardiomyopathy.
pressure and reduce the risk
*Brain- memory, speech, of liver disease and diabetes.
control memory, judgement.
Cigarette Smoking Why do People Smoke?
Most people start to
smoke at the time of being a
teenager. They usually
smoke to act older and to be
accepted by their friends.
- Adults smoke to relax or to
-A cigarette, or cigaret, is a give them energy while
small cylinder of finely having a hard time.
cut tobacco leaves rolled in
Facts About Smoking
thin paper for smoking.
-Smoking causes 1/5 death in
-Nicotine, the primary
the U.S, every year.
psychoactive chemical in
tobacco and therefore -A cigarette contains over
cigarettes, is very addictive. 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which
are known to cause cancer.
Effects of Cigarette Smoking
-Urea, the main ingredient
*Lungs- coughs, wheezing,
in urine, is added
asthma, pneumonia,
to cigarettes to enhance
emphysema, and lung cancer
their flavor.
*Pregnancy- premature
child, stillbirth, malnourished
baby.

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