- Neurological problems like dementia, stroke, and neuropathy
- Cardiovascular problems
- Psychiatric problems including depression, anxiety, and suicide
- Social problems like unemployment and family problems
- Cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, liver, colon, and breast
- Liver disease such as alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis
- Pancreatitis and gastritis
The picture below from the UNC School of Medicine shows scans of how the brain is altered by alcohol.
The brain is probably the most important organ in your body, but alcohol doesn't only destroy the brain, it can destroy your entire body.
There are not many benefits to alcohol consumption, and there is a long list of risks associated with alcohol use or abuse. Overall, I'd say the risks far outweigh the benefits.
These are just few and general examples of health problems associated with alcoholism. The more specific ones are even scarier. There are numerous negative effects alcoholism has to our body. The longer we abuse it, the sicker we get and the longer it takes to cure these illnesses. Also, getting hospitalized due to a complicated illness is very expensive.
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