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Alcohol: How It Can Affect Your Body
Alcohol affects the body and brain by interfering with cognitive function, mood, balance, sleep, digestion, and the function of...
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Alcohol Abuse: 12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking
Read about the health risks of chronic heavy or binge drinking. Anemia, cancer, gout, cardiovascular disease and many more...
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Fatty Liver Disease: Nonalcoholic, Alcoholic Symptoms and Treatment
You can treat fatty liver disease with diet and exercise. Learn the signs and symptoms of fatty liver disease, whether it is...
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Alcohol: What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Drinking Alcohol
Whether you drink a lot or only once in a while, giving up alcohol may lead to changes in your body and mind. Find out what...
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Alcohol Quiz: Alcoholism & Health Effects
Take the Alcohol (Alcoholism) Quiz to learn how your alcohol is processed by your body and your brain.
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Alcohol: How Drinking Alcohol Affects Your Skin
From flushed cheeks and puffy eyes to the risk of skin cancer, drinking alcohol can affect your skin in many ways.
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Alcohol: How to Quit Drinking (or at Least Cut Back)
Cutting or curbing alcohol? Here are some ways to make the change stick.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Addiction, Health Risks, and Treatments See SlideshowRelated Disease Conditions
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Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug abuse and addiction is a chronic disease that causes drug-seeking behavior and drug use despite negative consequences to the user and those around him. Though the initial decision to use drugs is voluntary, changes in the brain caused by repeated drug abuse can affect a person's self-control and ability to make the right decisions and increase the urge to take drugs. Drug abuse and addiction are preventable.
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Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholism is a disease that includes alcohol craving and continued drinking despite repeated alcohol-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble with the law. It can cause myriad health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver, birth defects, heart disease, stroke, psychological problems, and dementia. Counseling and a few medications can be effective for alcoholism treatment.
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Can Alcoholic Hepatitis Be Reversed?
While mild alcoholic hepatitis may be reversed, once it reaches the stage of liver cirrhosis, it is irreversible. After diagnosis, abstaining from alcohol can improve your lifespan.
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Can I Drink Alcohol Before Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine?
While no scientific evidence exists claiming to avoid alcohol before or after the COVID-19 vaccine, health officials still advise against drinking a week before or after.
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What Medications Are Used to Treat Alcoholism?
Some medications used to treat alcoholism include naltrexone, topiramate, acamprosate, and disulfiram.
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