7 Ways Alcohol Abuse Damages Your Body

Most people are very well aware of the hellish torture of a brutal hangover. For many, it is enough to never really “over-do” it again, but for those special people who keep trying to play the game, alcohol abuse can cause seriously detrimental and lasting damage to the body. Sure, in the beginning, a hangover here, a sprained ankle there, doesn’t seem like much - but over time, the continual and heavy drinkers out there will begin to be permanently affected by their alcohol consumption. Did you know, alcohol-related deaths and illnesses are in the top five list for death rates in the United States? This could be anything from car accidents to cirrhosis of the liver. Any and all of the damage that alcohol abuse creates on the body SHOULD be reason enough for many people to never pick up another drink. So why do people, who have experienced some form or another of alcohol abuse, still continue to do it, and what will their body look like in two, five, and even 10 years down the road? Alcoholism - Why We Do It For people who struggle with addiction or alcoholism, it is often baffling to those around us why we continue to be completely obsessed with the desire to drink. Sometimes, we may not even know to ourselves why we continue to do it, we just know that we can’t stop. Many people think that they will be able to control their drinking through a variety of different methods such as: Only drinking on weekends Never drinking at work Only drinking certain forms of alcohol Not keeping...