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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