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Alcohol's Effects on the Body. Drinking too much – on a single occasion or over time – can take a serious toll on your health. Here’s how alcohol can affect your body: Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works.
The effects of alcohol can be seen throughout your body, even for moderate drinkers. Alcohol affects your liver, metabolism, brain and more. Alcohol’s effects go far beyond hangovers.
Alcohol can affect your body in different ways, depending on how much you drink. In general, experts say it’s OK to have up to one drink a day if you’re a woman or two if you’re a man.
What Are the Effects of Alcohol on the Body? Short-term. Long-term. Physical. Psychological. Risk factors. Finding support. Safety. Alcohol can cause both short-term...
Science-based information on alcohol from NIAAA, including alcohol’s effects on the brain and body, drinking levels, alcohol use disorder, and when to get help.
Alcohol poisoning—high blood alcohol levels that affect body functions like breathing and heart rate. Overdose—from alcohol use with other drugs, like opioids. Sexually transmitted infections or unplanned pregnancy—alcohol use can lead to sex without protection, which can cause these conditions.
Drinking alcohol is associated with risks of developing noncommunicable diseases such as liver diseases, heart diseases, and different types of cancers, as well as mental health and behavioural conditions such as depression, anxiety and alcohol use disorders.
The evidence for moderate alcohol use in healthy adults is still being studied. But good evidence shows that drinking high amounts of alcohol are clearly linked to health problems. Here's a closer look at alcohol and health.
Just one or two alcoholic drinks can impair your balance, coordination, impulse control, memory, and decision-making. This increases your risk of injuries. Too much alcohol can also shut down parts of your brain that are essential for keeping you alive.
Alcohol and the Human Body. Of the 98,457 liver disease deaths among people ages 12 and older in 2022, 46.0% involved alcohol. Among males, 60,412 liver disease deaths occurred, with 48.6% involving alcohol. Among females, 38,063 liver disease deaths occurred, with 41.8% involving alcohol. 1.