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Alcohol and human health

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This course examines how alcohol causes short- and long-term harmful effects on the body, including hangovers, alcoholic liver disease, nervous-system damage, and fetal alcohol syndrome. It also considers approaches to reducing alcohol intake and treating alcohol-related liver disorders.

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  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 How alcohol causes short- and long-term harmful effects
  • 1 How alcohol causes short- and long-term harmful effects
  • 1.1 The biological effects of ethanol
  • 1.2 Hangovers
  • 1.2.1 Physical disturbances
  • 1.2.2 Psychological and sleep disturbances
  • 1.2.3 Chemical factors
  • 1.3 Long-term problems from chronic alcoholism
  • 1.3.1 Alcoholic liver disease
  • 1.4 Nervous-system damage
  • 1.5 Fetal alcohol syndrome
  • 1.6 Treatment
  • 1.6.1 What works in helping people to stop or reduce their alcohol intake?
  • 1.6.2 Treating alcohol-related liver disorders
  • Conclusion
  • Revision questions
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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