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some short term effects include:

- feeling of relaxation and confidence and increases sociability

- dilates small blood vessels leading to flushing and feeling of warmth

with increasing amounts:

- judgment and concentration become progressively impaired

- violent behavior may occur

- speech becomes slurred and loss of balance occurs

- loss of consciousness

- risk of death from inhalation of vomit or stoppage of breathing

some long term effects include:

- severe liver disease including cirrhosis and liver cancer

- linked with coronary Heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes and an increasing risk of dementia

during pregnancy:

- may cause miscarriage

- lead to fetal abnormalities

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