Health Problems
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Alcohol can also cause a host of other serious health problems.

Drinker's health problems affect everyone around them. Alcohol-related health problems extend to family, friends, and coworkers to name a few.

A few of these serious health problems include.

Accidents: Alcohol is involved in 40% of fatal falls, 50% of fatal car crashes, and 60% of drownings and fatal burns!

Brain Damage: Recent studies show that brain damage from binge drinking can occur in less than a year.

Cancer: Including mouth, larynx, esophagus, breast, and liver cancer.

Heart Disease: Including Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, high blood pressure, stroke, and heart failure.

Health Complications: Alcohol can make certain diseases – like the flu, pneumonia, and HIV/AIDS-a LOT worse.

Obesity / Overweight: Type 2 diabetes & joint problems.

D.T.’s: Delirium tremens (the “shakes”) is a life-threatening condition that can occur when someone who is addicted tries to withdraw from alcohol.

Stomach Problems: Such as ulcers and gastritis.

Malnutrition: This can result from not having enough to eat or not eating enough of the right kinds of food. However, even if people who are addicted to alcohol eat healthily, they can become malnourished.

How? Because sometimes their bodies become unable to get nutrients out of the food they eat.

Nutrients are all the “good things” in food that help keep bodies healthy, fit, and strong.

Liver Damage: Including hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease, and cancer.

Emotional Problems: Like anxiety and depression.

Suicide: Alcohol seems to make depression worse. That may be why many suicides are alcohol-related.

Body Parts Affected by Alcohol:

Beer Belly (gaining one)
Heart
Brain
Stomach
Liver
Muscles (losing them)
Bones

*because alcohol is fattening and full of “empty” vs. nutritional calories

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