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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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