Health risks associated with heavy drinking may include blood clot problems leading to heart disease, liver inflammation or cirrhosis (possibly fatal scarring), stomach ulcers and ruptures from vomiting, lung problems and nutritional deficiencies. Too much alcohol also causes sexual problems (for example excessive alcohol inhibits the nerves necessary for a man to have an erection), eventual osteoporosis and even death. For example, there is substantial evidence that people who drink alcohol heavily (roughly, over 22 units or 11 pints of beer a week) are twice as likely to die from a stroke or heart attack. An increased cancer threat has even been noted: even moderate alcohol drinkers increase their chances of suffering from breast cancer, and heavy drinking is implicated in stomach and lung cancer.
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