Long term effects

Longer term effects of too much alcohol can lead to and/or cause many potential life threatening conditions:

Psychological issues – anxiety, neurosis and memory loss. Brain damage. Mood swings. Depression

Weight gain

Addiction

Skin problems – reddening, aging effects and broken veins. Nerve damage

Alcoholic poisoning

Hepatitis, inflammation of the liver, cirrhosis

Gastric/ stomach ulcers. Pancreatitis

Cancers – oesophagus, mouth, throat, voice box, pancreas, breast

Heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes

Impotence. Shrunken genitals. Development of "man" breasts

Infertility in both men and women

Unplanned pregnancies, STIs, harm to unborn child

Muscle/ bone deterioration