There are a lot of nasty long-term health consequences to alcohol abuse. This can range from cirrhosis of the liver, to pancreatitis, and cancer amongst many others. However, the dangers of brain damage from alcohol abuse are often misunderstood and sometimes even overblown. While wet brain is a very real condition that can potentially cause [...]

Alcohol withdrawal occurs when individuals with a physical dependency on alcohol stop drinking. Physical withdrawal symptoms occur because long-time alcohol abuse causes neuro-adaptation in the brain – in other words, the brain and central nervous system have physiologically changed to become dependent on alcohol. Once this physiological dependence occurs, a sudden drop in blood-alcohol levels [...]

If you’re a heavy drinker who frequently experiences stomach pain, indigestion, and/or nausea, you’re probably suffering from gastritis. Generally, the only long-term treatment for gastritis is to abstain from alcohol entirely and let the body heal on its own. What Causes Gastritis? Gastritis is caused by severe irritation to the walls of the stomach, to [...]

Most people who binge drink are not actually alcohol dependent – they’re not even necessarily problem drinkers. At the same time, binge drinking is the most common way alcohol is both enjoyed and abused in many parts of the world. In many societies (including our own), binge drinking is seen as a relatively harmless social [...]