Brain damage
Liver damage - including cirrhosis
Esophageal cancer - from frequent vomiting
Doing stupid, dangerous, destructive things due to impaired judgement - including drunk driving, fighting, random sex (especially with a diseased partner), having non-consensual sex due to inability to coherently refuse or inability to recognize a refusal (i.e. raping someone because you are too drunk to realize they are trying to say no, or too drunk to care)
Failure to complete important tasks
Destroyed relationships
Physical and/or sexual abuse of those around you
Increased likelihood of abusing other drugs
Inability to hold down a job
Impotence (in men)
Memory loss
Fetal alcohol syndrome (in pregnant women)
Loss of self-esteem
Suicide
Acute alcohol poisoning - which can result in death
Poverty - from money spent on alcohol instead of something beneficial as well as the destroyed earning potential due to on the job performance problems
---------- Bottom line: DON'T GET DRUNK!
No. However, alcohol is a diuretic, and heavy drinking will insure that you are dehydrated. This can stress the kidneys and lead to problems that could include infection.
The following health problems can result from frequent heavy drinking over time and include heart disease and liver disease. Heavy drinking also increases the risk of colon and rectum cancer.
Because binge drinking involves consuming an excessive amount if alcohol that can lead to health and safety problems.
Heavy abusive drinking typically doesn't lead to liver damage unless it continues for decades. However, heavy drinking also carries safety risks from falls, auto crashes, etc. Only moderate drinking confers health and longevity benefits.
The effects of alcohol on the brain vary by individual. However, heavy or prolonged drinking can lead to brain damage over time, including memory problems, cognitive impairment, and an increased risk of neurological disorders. Even short-term binge drinking can have immediate negative effects on brain function.
Liver Cancer is a long-term effect of heavy drinking.
Blacking out
Consumed in moderation, alcohol causes no problems for the liver. However, heavy and abusive drinking over a period of decades increases the risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver.
The four types of drinking behavior are moderate drinking, heavy or risky drinking, binge drinking, and excessive drinking. Moderate drinking involves consuming alcohol in a responsible and controlled manner. Heavy or risky drinking involves regular consumption of large amounts of alcohol, which can have negative health and social consequences. Binge drinking is a pattern of drinking that brings blood alcohol concentration to 0.08g/dL or higher in a short amount of time. Excessive drinking refers to consuming alcohol in amounts that exceed recommended guidelines and can lead to alcohol abuse or dependence.
I think its because when you drink you do become drunk and that is very quick and also that is a problem.
To remove salt from drinking water. Drinking saline water causes mental problems and can lead to death. The body can only handle certain quantities of salt - to much causes imbalances that, as mentioned above, can cause serious health problems.
Drinking during pregnancy causes fetal alcohol syndrome. Babies with this condition have problems with learning.