- 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 Use and Your Health | Alcohol Use | CDC
Using alcohol excessively on occasion or over time can have immediate and long-term health risks By drinking less alcohol, you can improve your health and well-being
- Alcohol use disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Alcohol use disorder is a pattern of alcohol use that involves problems controlling your drinking, being preoccupied with alcohol or continuing to use alcohol even when it causes problems
- 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 - 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
- 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
- Alcohol Use Disorder - Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Help
We know that drinking too much can harm your health The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that if adults (age 21 and older) choose to drink alcohol, drinking less is better for health than drinking more
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