![]() Alcohol is a popular Psychoactive drug that is commonly consumed in social settings. Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is the intoxicating ingredient in alcoholic beverages that produces the feeling of being drunk. The main types of alcoholic beverages include beer, wine, and liquor. |
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![]() A closer look at alcohol and DNA damage. Alcohol and cancer: This is how booze damages DNA inside cells. Find out more. Rate this page.: Give Alcohol and cancer 1/5. Give Alcohol and cancer 2/5. Give Alcohol and cancer 3/5. |
![]() In addition, people who inherit a deficiency in an enzyme that metabolizes alcohol have been found to have substantially increased risks of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma if they consume alcohol. Breast cancer: Studies have consistently found an increased risk of breast cancer in women with increasing alcohol intake. |
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![]() Alcohol affects the ability of your kidneys to do this. When alcohol dehydrates dries out the body, the drying effect can affect the normal function of cells and organs, including the kidneys. Too much alcohol can also affect your blood pressure. |
![]() You are here Home Info and advice You and your body Drugs, alcohol and smoking Alcohol. Site search Search box Search. Drinking alcohol, and getting drunk affects the way you think and feel. Some people might try to cope with worries by drinking alcohol. |
![]() Pure ethyl alcohol is a clear, colourless liquid. Alcoholic beverages get their distinctive colours from their ingredients and from the process of fermentation. Who uses it? According to the Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 22.7 million 77 per cent of Canadians reported having an alcoholic drink in 2015. |
![]() In the Nurses Health Study, for example, among women who consumed 1 or more alcoholic drinks a day, those who had the highest levels of this B vitamin in their blood were 90 less likely to develop breast cancer than those who had the lowest levels of the B vitamin. |
![]() Alcoholism involves all the symptoms of alcohol abuse, but it also involves another element: physical dependence on alcohol. If you rely on alcohol to function or feel physically compelled to drink, youre an alcoholic. Tolerance: The 1st major warning sign of alcoholism. |