Health effects of alcohol

Discover some of the ways alcohol can affect you and feel informed and empowered to reduce your drinking.

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Get all the alcohol facts you want here, from lifestyle effects to your mental health.

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Alcohol and mental health

Discover the different ways alcohol can impact your mental health, as well as support to help you through it.

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Lifestyle effects

Want to feel your best? Alcohol can impact our lifestyles in all sorts of ways, from how you sleep to your fitness performance.

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Alcohol-related diseases and illnesses

Find out what diseases and illnesses are linked to alcohol and how to reduce your risk.

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General health effects

Understand the many health effects and risks alcohol can have on your body, such as hangovers, binge drinking and poisoning. As well as how you look and feel.

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Pregnancy and fertility

Learn about the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy as well as the impact of drinking on fertility.

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Information about alcohol

Learn how alcohol consumption can impact you or someone else. All of our information is medically verified by an independent panel of medical experts.

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