Alcohol & The Body
This organ is primarily responsible for metabolizing alcohol.
What is the liver?
This addictive substance in cigarettes stimulates the release of dopamine.
What is nicotine?
This neurotransmitter is often referred to as the brain's "reward chemical."
What is dopamine?
Both smoking and excessive alcohol consumption increase the risk of this chronic disease affecting blood sugar regulation.
What is diabetes?
This toxic chemical is what alcohol is metabolized into in the liver.
What is acetaldehyde?
Chronic alcohol consumption can lead to this liver disease characterized by scarring.
What is cirrhosis?
Smoking damages these tiny hair-like structures in the respiratory tract that help clear mucus.
What are cilia?
This is how we learn to create a habit based on how rewarding something is.
What is reward-based learning?
This term refers to high blood pressure, a condition exacerbated by smoking and drinking.
What is hypertension?
Alcohol primarily affects this inhibitory neurotransmitter, leading to its calming or sedative effects.
What is GABA?
Alcohol is classified as this type of substance due to its effects on the central nervous system.
What is a depressant?
This chronic respiratory disease is commonly caused by long-term smoking.
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
This part of the brain is activated when people feel pleasure or happiness.
What is the brain's reward center?
Smoking can lead to narrowing and hardening of arteries, increasing the risk of this cardiovascular event.
What is a heart attack?
Smoking brings in this amount of chemical into our bodies.
What is more than 5,000 chemicals?
This term describes the brain's reduced response to alcohol over time, leading to increased consumption.
What is tolerance?
The body starts to heal this quickly after quitting smoking—within 20 minutes.
What is heart rate and blood pressure?
Three components of the Reward System.
What are trigger, behavior, and reward?
This syndrome includes symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, and cravings.
What is nicotine withdrawal?
This vitamin, crucial for calcium absorption and bone health, is impaired by alcohol, increasing the risk of osteoporosis.
What is Vitamin D.
Excessive drinking can lead to this inflammation of the pancreas.
What is pancreatitis?
Smoking increases this compound in the blood, reducing oxygen delivery to tissues.
What is carbon monoxide?
Four things that can help smokers stay cigarettes free.
What are nicotine replacement therapy, counseling/support gourds, CBT, and moderate intensity exercise?
Chronic alcohol use can lead to this condition, characterized by memory loss and confusion.
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
This is the number of years it takes after quitting smoking for the risk of lung cancer to decrease by 50%.
What is 10 years?