At a time when your muscles and bones need to grow, alcohol stops this from happening properly. If you drink at an early age, you may be smaller than other kids. Alcohol also makes it harder for your body to fight off diseases so you'll probably get sick more often than your friends. Worst of all, alcohol affects people close to you. Your family will become worried and scared that drinking will hurt you.
Many alcoholics find themselves distant from friends and very lonely.
People who drink too much usually become intoxicated or drunk. They may throw up or pass out. And the next day, they wake up with a hangover. With a hangover, you get the most horrible headache and your stomach does flip-flops for hours. In fact, heavy drinking hurts all the body organs, especially the brain, heart , and liver .