Alcohol » Risks
Alcohol related harm affects individuals, health, and social care and the criminal justice system.
Long term excessive drinking can seriously damage the drinkers health. It can affect nearly every organ in the body:
- The liver and digestive system (stomach, oesophagus and pancreas)
- The brain and nervous system
- The heart and circulatory system
- Bones, skin and muscles
- Sex organs
- Nutrition
- The development of some types of cancer
- Development of the foetus
Binge drinking often carries a risk of behavioural consequences such as:
- Accidents
- Violence
- Poor social behaviour
- Drunkenness
- Workplace problems
- Unsafe sex
Alcohol is often linked to Crime and Disorder, in particular:
- Anti social behaviour and public disorder, including public drunkenness and street drinking
- Violence, injury and victimisation, both in and around pubs and nightclubs, but also domestic violence and sexual assault
- Deaths and casualties through road traffic accidents involving alcohol.
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