How Do Drugs and Alcohol Affect Your Body?

It is no secret that drugs and alcohol affect your physical health, but do you know just how much damage they are doing to your body? Watch this short video to find out.

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Drugs and alcohol attack every part of your body.

They significantly deteriorate your health by weakening your immune system. They can cause a variety of cardiovascular conditions ranging from abnormal heart rate to heart attacks and lead to:

• ulcers
• hearing loss
• liver failure
• seizures
• strokes
• infertility
• brain damage

But they don’t just affect your physical health.

Drugs and alcohol can also affect your mental and emotional health.

Substance abuse can cause:

• paranoia
• depression
• hallucinations
• impaired judgment
• memory loss

Did you know 1 in 4 deaths are attributed to drugs or alcohol?

Substance abuse is treatable. The time to take back your life is now!