- Alcohol (drug) - Wikipedia
Alcohol, sometimes referred to by the chemical name ethanol, is the active ingredient in alcoholic drinks such as beer, wine, and distilled spirits (hard liquor) [11]
- What Does Alcohol Do to Your Body? - Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials
The effects of alcohol can be seen throughout your body, even for moderate drinkers Alcohol affects your liver, metabolism, brain and more
- Alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)
This WHO fact sheet on alcohol provides key facts, who is at risk, ways to reduce the burden, and WHO;s response
- Alcohols Effects on Health - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and . . .
Drinking too much – on a single occasion or over time – can take a serious toll on your health The whole body is affected by alcohol use--not just the liver, but also the brain, gut, pancreas, lungs, cardiovascular system, immune system, and more
- Alcohol Use and Your Health | Alcohol Use | CDC - Centers for Disease . . .
Excessive alcohol use can have immediate and long-term effects Excessive drinking includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, and any drinking during pregnancy or by people younger than 21 Drinking less is better for your health than drinking more You can lower your health risks by drinking less or choosing not to drink
- Alcohol use disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Alcohol use disorder includes a level of drinking that's sometimes called alcoholism Unhealthy alcohol use includes any alcohol use that puts your health or safety at risk or causes other alcohol-related problems
- Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse - MedicineNet
Alcoholism, formerly called alcohol dependence or alcohol addiction, is the more severe end of the alcohol use disorder spectrum It is a destructive pattern of alcohol use that includes tolerance to or withdrawal from the substance, using more alcohol or using it for longer than planned, and trouble reducing its use or inability to use it in
- Alcohol’s health effects: What you need to know
It doesn’t take much for alcohol to start negatively affecting your health Just one or two drinks can be enough to impair you Learn why, and how the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism can help people find treatment
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