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The effects of Smoking and Alcohol on the body

The effects of Smoking and Alcohol on the body. By Jade Thomas-Edwards. Alcohol. What is it? Alcohol is a depressant that contains ethanol. Some people drink small amounts to keep them relaxed but others drink to much which causes addiction.

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The effects of Smoking and Alcohol on the body

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  1. The effects of Smoking and Alcohol on the body By Jade Thomas-Edwards

  2. Alcohol • What is it? • Alcohol is a depressant that contains ethanol. • Some people drink small amounts to keep them relaxed but others drink to much which causes addiction. • Drinking to much can cause unconsciousness and may end up in a coma. • Long Term Effects: • Damage to the liver and brain • Weight gain • Addiction

  3. Smoking • What is it? • The action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug. A cigarette contains tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide. • One of the reasons why people smoke is because cigarettes have nicotine in them which is and addictive legal drug. • Facts: • - 80 percent are deaths from lung cancer, bronchitis and emphysema. • 1/5th of deaths in the UK are from heart disease. • In England there are around 80,000 deaths each year.

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