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  2. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    Long term excessive intake of alcohol can lead to damage to the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system resulting in loss of sexual desire and impotence in men. [180] This is caused by reduction of testosterone from ethanol-induced testicular atrophy , resulting in increased feminisation of males and is a clinical feature of ...

  3. Alcohol and health - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol (also known as ethanol) has a number of effects on health. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption include intoxication and dehydration. Long-term effects of alcohol include changes in the metabolism of the liver and brain, with increased risk of several types of cancer and alcohol use disorder. [1]

  4. Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use - Wikipedia

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    [81] [82] Concerns regarding the long-term effects of benzodiazepines have been raised since 1980. [83] These concerns are still not fully answered. A review in 2006 of the literature on use of benzodiazepine and nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics concluded that more research is needed to evaluate the long-term effects of hypnotic drugs. [84]

  5. Clonazepam - Wikipedia

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    Benzodiazepines such as clonazepam can be very effective in controlling status epilepticus, but, when used for longer periods of time, some potentially serious side-effects may develop, such as interference with cognitive functions and behavior. [76] Many individuals treated on a long-term basis develop a dependence.

  6. Lisdexamfetamine - Wikipedia

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    Long-term amphetamine exposure at sufficiently high doses in some animal species is known to produce abnormal dopamine system development or nerve damage, [25] [26] but, in humans with ADHD, long-term use of pharmaceutical amphetamines at therapeutic doses appears to improve brain development and nerve growth.

  7. Investing in Peace of Mind: Long-Term Care Costs After 60 - AOL

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    Age and Long-Term Care Insurance Costs. The biggest factor, however, is the age of the policyholder. The AALTCI says average annual costs for a common type of policy for a man increase from $950 ...

  8. Effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    The observed effects on memory and learning, they said, showed long-term cannabis use caused "selective memory defects", but "of a very small magnitude". [85] A study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that heavy cannabis use is associated with decrements in neurocognitive performance even after 28 days of abstinence.

  9. Long-term effects of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    [14] [15] Studies of chronic cannabis users have demonstrated, although inconsistently, a long-lasting effect on the attention span, memory function, and cognitive abilities of moderate-dose, long-term users. Once cannabis use is discontinued for several months, these effects disappear, unless the user started consuming during adolescence.