Alcohol Dementia / Memory

Loss
Alcohol affects the balance
of chemicals and processes
in the brain.
affects memory, learning,
and other mental factors

 Heavy drinking
accelerates
shrinkage, or
atrophy, of the
brain, which in turn
is a critical
determinant of
neurodegenerative
changes and
cognitive decline in
aging (Meyer et al.
1998)

Other Physical Effects on some Body Parts

Liver liver damage to liver cancer
Nervous system slurred speech, seizures,
delirium to permanent brain damage ->
dementia
Heart Heart disease because of high blood
pressure, cardiomyopathy from weak heart
muscles
> Holiday Heart Syndrome happens after
episodes of heavy drinking. Where the heart
starts beating irregularly
Stomach sickness, nausea, diarrhea to
increased risk of stomach cancer