Separate and Combined Harmful Effects of Alcohol and Smoking on Bogma Raki Drinkers

Abstract

It is well known that alcohol has a multiple harmful effects on cardiovascular system. The rate of change of several variables with the increase in the rate of drinking has been investigated previously. it would be interesting to investigate whether smoking would affect the rate of change of the same variables. Bogma Raki is one of the popular drinks in a particular region in Turkey. This drink is different from most other drinks in that it contains on exceptionally high ratio of ethanol (62 %). Studying the hamı.ful effects of this drink on the drinkers with special attention to distinguish smoking and non-smoking drinkers through the different tests and statistics. The test concemed age, body mass index, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and other parameters. This study is the result of two years follow-up period.