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  2. Alcoholic hallucinosis - Wikipedia

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    Alcoholic hallucinosis develops about 12 to 24 hours after the heavy drinking stops suddenly, and can last for days. It involves auditory and visual hallucinations, most commonly accusatory or threatening voices. [4] The risk of developing alcoholic hallucinosis is increased by long-term heavy alcohol abuse and the use of other drugs. [5]

  3. Image showing purported effects of alcohol is actually ...

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    The claim: Image shows brain deformed by alcohol consumption. A Nov. 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows images of two brains. One is deformed, discolored and labeled "DRINKERS ...

  4. Delirium tremens - Wikipedia

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    Delirium tremens is most common in people who are in alcohol withdrawal, especially in those who drink 10–11 standard drinks (equivalent of 7 to 8 US pints (3 to 4 L) of beer, 4 to 5 US pints (1.9 to 2.4 L) of wine or 1 US pint (0.5 L) of distilled beverage) daily. Delirium tremens commonly affects those with a history of habitual alcohol use ...

  5. Seeing pink elephants - Wikipedia

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    The term dates back to at least the early 20th century, emerging from earlier idioms about seeing snakes and other creatures. An alcoholic character in Jack London's 1913 novel John Barleycorn makes reference to the hallucination of "blue mice and pink elephants" while describing the two different types of men that consume alcohol excessively.

  6. What Really Happens to Your Body a Week After You Stop Drinking

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    When you’re drinking heavily on a regular basis, it can overwhelm the liver’s capabilities, causing a cascade of health issues, including liver disease, liver cancer, and acute alcohol-related ...

  7. Kindling (sedative–hypnotic withdrawal) - Wikipedia

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    The mechanism of alcohol-related psychosis is due to distortions to neuronal membranes, gene expression, as well as thiamine deficiency. It is possible in some cases that alcohol abuse via a kindling mechanism can cause the development of a chronic substance-induced psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia).

  8. What Happens to Your Body When You Drink a Glass of Wine ...

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    Getty Images. EatingWell design. ... Risk factors for developing alcohol dependence or misuse include drinking before the age of 15, genetics or a family history of alcohol problems and mental ...

  9. Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in people with chronic alcohol use particularly is associated with atrophy/infarction of specific regions of the brain, especially the mammillary bodies. Other regions include the anterior region of the thalamus (accounting for amnesic symptoms), the medial dorsal thalamus, the basal forebrain , the median and dorsal ...