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Body effects

Body effects

This section looks at the short and long-term effects that drinking alcohol has on many different parts of body. It includes an interactive tool.

Main body effects
Find out about the main body effects from drinking alcohol, especially from chronic and heavy alcohol use. There are both short-term and long-term effects on the body from drinking alcohol.
Effects on the body
Find evidence-based detail about how alcohol affects many different body systems and parts, such as the brain or the liver. There are immediate, short and longer term effects of drinking alcohol.
Alcohol and your body
Use this interactive tool to find out how alcohol affects different parts of your body. You might be surprised how far the effects of alcohol go!

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