. -- heard the news christina fromto lake wales, florida. good morning.caller: i was wondering what tears the body down faster, alcohol or nicotine? guest: it depends on what you mean by tears the body down. there is a far more damaging effect to drunkenness. cirrhosis of the liver and things like that for somebody who was a very high level -- someone who drink an enormous quantity could get cirrhosis of the liver. nicotine by itself could present fewer public health risks than alcohol. host: jacqueline from philadelphia. good morning. caller: hi. i am 82. i quit smoking when i was 60. that was the second time. i quit 15 years before that. i want to say how i quit the second time. i used to deny myself candy, loved.te, everything i i went out and bought every kind of candy i loved and put it in my stash. every time i wanted a cigarette, i had a hershey bar. it worked. i am 82, and think god. that is something to consider, replacing it. the candy, it worked. balloon to 300 pounds personally if i did that. something like that, there are other things you can