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Effects of Alcohol on the Body

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Long-term heavy drinking can speed up the brain's normal aging process, resulting in early and permanent _____.
Disease effecting the digestive tract. Symptoms include: upper abdominal pain; nausea and vomiting; loss of appetite; and bloating.
Inflammation of the lining of the stomach. Can be caused by chronic irritation.
Difficulty in forming evaluative thoughts and conclusions.
Chronic alcohol consumption leads to an increased risk of _____ occurring in the head, neck, esophagus, liver, breast, and colon.
Drinking too much weakens the immune system, making the body vulnerable to infectious diseases, such as _____ and _____.
Sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness and tenderness in the joints.
A chronic liver disorder characterized by the replacement of normal liver tissue by scar tissue.
Chronic heavy alcohol consumption, particularly during adolescence and early adulthood, can significantly affect bone health, and it may increase the risk of developing _____.
Down
Another term for irregular heartbeat.
Alcohol is a _____ _____ _____ depressant.
Another term for high blood pressure.
A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle.
Alcohol's ability to interrupt the bone marrow's red blood cell production and to cause bleeding from gastric ulcers may lead to the development of iron deficiency _____.
A _____ causes an interruption of blood supply in the brain.
Chronic alcohol use can lead to significant alterations in _____.
Another term for fatty liver.
Chronic alcohol use leads to long-term inflammation in the liver, known as alcoholic _____.