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10-22-2010, 03:50 PM
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(Psych Central News) Study after study confirms that alcohol can negatively affect numerous areas of the brain by doing such things as interfering with communication between nerve cells, interacting with cell receptors or simply destroying cells. A new study sheds further light on these effects by demonstrating that certain regions of the brain involved with error processing are [...]
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10-23-2010, 07:47 AM
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Well, I'm a recovering alcoholic and I can attest to the fact that it does brain damage. I have TOTALLY lost memory of about 15-20 years. Those were my drinking years. I cannot remember the majority of it - just bits and pieces. I drank heavily and became a blackout drinker.
Thankfully by the grace of God, and AA, I've been sober for 17 years - but not only does alcohol kill brain cells, alcohol just plain KILLS. God bless.
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recovering alcoholic, sober since 7-29-93;severe depression; 2 open spinal surgeries; severe sciatica since 1986; epidurals; trigger points; myelograms; Rhizotomy; Racz procedure; spinal cord stimulator implant (and later removal); morphine pump trial (didn't work);now inoperable; lumpectomy; radiation; breast cancer survivor; heart attack; fibromyalgia; on disability. Often the test of courage is not to die, but to live.. .................................................. ...............Orestes |
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Alcohol Impacts Brain Error Processing Areas More than Others
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