MJ
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Meir J. Stampfer is a preventive medicine specialist with an H-index of 426 at Harvard University (Faculty). Has been published in New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet Public Health, Science. Based in United States.
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Alcohol has a number of effects on health. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption include intoxication and dehydration. Long-term effects of alcohol include changes in the metabolism of the liver and brain, with increased risk of several types of cancer and alcohol use disorder. Alcohol intoxication affects the brain, causing slurred speech, clumsiness, and delayed reflexes. There is an increased risk of developing an alcohol use disorder for teenagers while their brain is still developing. Adolescents who drink have a higher probability of injury including death.
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Nat MedJAMA Intern MedN Engl J MedBMJJ Nutr