
Extensive Review Finds Alcohol Triggers 60+ Fully Attributable Diseases, With Limited Reversibility
A new review in Addiction confirms that alcohol causes more than 60 diseases and injuries that are entirely attributable to consumption, raises infection risk, and is linked to five broad non-communicable disease categories (cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, neuropsychiatric, and gastrointestinal diseases). Some short‑term harms and certain cardiovascular markers can improve with abstinence, but chronic damage such as cirrhosis and much brain injury are not fully reversible, leading to the conclusion that alcohol’s overall harms outweigh any potential benefits (with evidence for heart protection at low intake remaining inconclusive).










