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Question
List four effects of alcoholism on human health.
Solution
1. Loss of judgment will power and self-confidence.
2. Amnesia
3. Fatty liver syndrome. In advance, the stage causes liver cirrhosis.
4. Effects heart, kidney, and stomach.
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