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Individuals living in impoverished areas have a much greater risk of alcohol related death.
The negative health effects of long term alcoholism include fatty liver and cirrhosis, cardiomyopathy (breakdown of heart muscle), brain shrinkage and cell death (particularly memory areas), ulceration, and inflammation of the pancreas.
It has been reported that between 48 and 64 percent of people who die in fires have blood alcohol levels that are indicative of intoxication.
Drinking alcohol can be linked to a high proportion of deaths from falls, fires and burns and drownings.

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