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The StressResponse, Caffeine, Nicotine, and Alcohol:
Bothcaffeineandnicotinehavetheeffectsofincreasingtheproductionofadrenalineinthebodyas
muchastwotofourtimesnormal,andalcoholincreasestheproductionofcortisoneinthebody,both
ofwhicharecomponentsofTheStressResponsediscussedabove.Thus,manyoftheeffectsthatare
partofTheStressResponsearetriggered,including,asdiscussedabove,anincreasedheartrateand
bloodpressure.Again,prolongedexposuretothesecompounds(caffeine,nicotine,alcohol)inandof
themselvespredisposetostroke,highbloodpressure,andawholehostofothersystemfailuresinthe
physicalbody.Nowimaginewhatcanhappenifasmoker,coffeedrinkerorsomeonedrinkingalco-
holbecomesveryupsetduetosomeunwantedorunexpectedsituationandTheStressResponseis
triggered. Insult is added to injury, and they become a ticking time bomb waiting to go off.