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1. • • Drinking excessively on an occasion can lead to these harmful health effects: Injuries— motor vehicle crashes, falls, drownings, and burns. Violence—homicide, suicide, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence. Alcohol poisoning—high blood alcohol levels that affect body functions like breathing and heart rate.
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   Does alcohol misuse cause health problems?

   • Persistent alcohol misuse increases your risk of serious health conditions, including: As well as causing serious health problems, long-term alcohol misuse can lead to social problems for some people, such as unemployment, divorce, domestic abuse and homelessness.

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   How does alcohol affect health?

   • Alcohol affects health in a variety of ways; virtually every system of the human body can be damaged by its harmful consumption. The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions . This briefing details the ways in which alcohol affects individual physical and mental health.

   The physical and mental health effects of alcohol

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   What is alcohol misuse?

   • Alcohol misuse is when you drink in a way that's harmful, or when you're dependent on alcohol. To keep health risks from alcohol to a low level, both men and women are advised not to regularly drink more than 14 units a week. A unit of alcohol is 8g or 10ml of pure alcohol, which is about:

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   How does alcohol affect your mental health?

   • Dealing with physical health problems, debt and housing issues can all affect your mental health. Alcohol problems and mental ill health are closely linked. Research shows that people who drink alcohol are more likely to develop mental health problems. It’s also true that people with severe mental illness are more likely to have alcohol problems.

   Alcohol and mental health

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   How does alcohol misuse affect children?

   • PHE is developing a framework on liver disease outlining public health action to tackle liver disease, including the risks caused by alcohol. Alcohol misuse impacts not just on the drinker but also those around them. Children affected by parental alcohol misuse are more likely to have physical, psychological and behavioural problems.

   Health matters: harmful drinking and alcohol dependence

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3. www.nhs.uk › conditions › alcohol-misuseAlcohol misuse - Risks - NHS

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   Alcohol poisoning occurs when excessive amounts of alcohol start to interfere with the body's automatic functions, such as: breathing; heart rate; gag reflex, which prevents you choking; Alcohol poisoning can cause a person to fall into a coma and could lead to their death. Other risks. Some of the other risks associated with alcohol misuse ...

4. www.nhs.uk › conditions › alcohol-misuseAlcohol misuse - NHS

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   Alcohol misuse is when you drink in a way that's harmful, or when you're dependent on alcohol. To keep health risks from alcohol to a low level, both men and women are advised not to regularly drink more than 14 units a week.

5. www.mentalhealth.org.uk › explore-mental-health › aAlcohol and mental health - Mental Health Foundation

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   Long-term alcohol misuse increases your risk of serious health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, liver disease and cancer. It can lead to social problems such as relationship break-ups, unemployment, financial difficulties and homelessness.

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7. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsHealth matters: harmful drinking and alcohol dependence

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   Jan 21, 2016 · Alcohol misuse damages health. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) published new alcohol guidelines that state drinking any level of alcohol regularly carries a health risk for everyone. Men and...

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8. www.ias.org.uk › report › the-physical-and-mentalThe physical and mental health effects of alcohol

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   The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions [1]. This briefing details the ways in which alcohol affects individual physical and mental health.

9. alcoholchange.org.uk › alcohol-facts › fact-sheetsAlcohol and mental health - fact sheet - Alcohol Change UK

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   Overuse of alcohol can contribute to the worsening of symptoms of many mental health problems. In particular, it can lead to low mood and anxiety. As the immediate feeling of calm after drinking fades over time, you may feel worse than before.

10. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsAlcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)

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    Jun 28, 2024 · 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.