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Alcohol and physical health

Signs alcohol is affecting your physical health and how it affects things such as sports performance and driving

  1. Alcohol and blackouts
  2. Alcohol and older people
  3. Alcohol and diabetes
  4. Alcohol and cancer
  5. Avoiding alcohol-related accidents and injuries
  6. How alcohol affects your ability to drive
  7. Alcohol poisoning
  8. Drug interactions with alcohol
  9. Signs alcohol is affecting physical health
  10. How alcohol affects the pancreas
  11. Sports performance

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