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Alcohol's Effects on the Body. Drinking too much – on a single occasion or over time – can take a serious toll on your health. Here’s how alcohol can affect your body: Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works.
Sep 29, 2023 · 1 /15. Alcohol can affect your body in different ways, depending on how much you drink. In general, experts say it’s OK to have up to one drink a day if you’re a woman or two if you’re a man....
Feb 16, 2023 · Risk factors. Finding support. Safety. Alcohol can cause both short-term effects, such as lowered inhibitions, and long-term effects, including a weakened immune system. You won’t necessarily...
Feb 15, 2024 · The effects of alcohol can be seen throughout your body, even for moderate drinkers. Alcohol affects your liver, metabolism, brain and more. Alcohol’s effects go far beyond hangovers.
Excessive alcohol use has immediate effects that increase the risk of many harmful health conditions. These are most often the result of binge drinking and include the following: Injuries, such as motor vehicle crashes , falls, drownings, and burns. 6,7
Alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of drowning and injuries from violence, falls, and motor vehicle crashes. 11-14 Alcohol consumption is also associated with an increased risk of female breast cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, esophageal cancer (especially in individuals who inherit a deficiency in an enzyme involved in alcohol m...
May 9, 2022 · Key facts. The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol. This represents 5.3% of all deaths. Overall, 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury is attributable to alcohol, as measured in disability-adjusted life years ...
