The effects of alcohol appear once you take the first sip. Our body perceives alcohol as a poison. It cannot store the poison, it wants to remove it. The liver takes on this task. It converts alcohol into different chemicals that the body can get rid of it. That’s why your liver is one of those organs that suffers the most from alcohol intake.
Heavy drinking takes a toll on other organs, as you can see in the infographic. But aside from your physical health, it can negatively change your mental well-being. It can lead to such mental disorders as anxiety and depression. Sometimes, people drink to mask the symptoms of their already-existing mental issues like bipolar disorder. However, it can only exacerbate their condition.
Some people drink alcohol not because it improves their mood or makes them more social, but because they experience stress, feel negative emotions, or have unresolved conflicts in their lives. Alcohol becomes their means of escaping reality. If a person drinks regularly for a long period of time, they can become dependent on alcohol. AddictionResourse authors say that alcohol use disorder requires medical detox as quitting cold turkey can be dangerous.
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