Binge Drinking’s Effects on the Body
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Alcohol Misuse and Kidney Injury: Epidemiological Evidence and Potential Mechanisms
Development, Prevention, and Treatment of Alcohol-Induced Organ Injury: The Role of Nutrition
Alcohol’s Effects on the Cardiovascular System
Alcoholic Myopathy: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
Uniting Epidemiology and Experimental Disease Models for Alcohol-Related Pancreatic Disease
Alcohol and Skeletal Muscle in Health and Disease
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Alcohol misuse is the most common form of substance misuse and is associated with liver, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases as well as with infections and cancers.1 Although an estimated 20% to 25% of people who drink heavily develop alcohol-related liver disease,2 40% to 60% of people with alcohol misuse have alcohol-related myopathy.3 Evidence that alcohol use leads to skeletal...
Natural Recovery by the Liver and Other Organs After Chronic Alcohol Use
Introduction
A vast body of evidence from human studies and animal research clearly indicates that chronic, heavy alcohol consumption causes structural damage and/or disrupts normal organ function in virtually every tissue of the body. In heavy consumers of alcohol, the liver is especially susceptible to alcohol-induced injury.1,2 Additionally, several other organs—including the gastrointestinal...
Alcohol and Cannabinoids - From the Editors
Alcohol is frequently used in association with cannabis, with co-use now perceived as normative with expanding cannabis legalization. Cannabinoid products are increasingly used for a number of medical and recreational purposes, including to enhance alcohol-reinforcing properties or in some cases to substitute for alcohol. Rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) are higher among cannabis users relative...