every drink poses a health risk. alcohol abuse damages and even kills off nerve cells in the brain in some cases leading to memory loss and cognitive impairment meanwhile the liver damage gets worse and worse scars form as cells are being destroyed by continued drinking the final stage liver cirrhosis drinkers don't feel the slowly progressing disease even if they do sleep off the short term effects. and the impact of chronic alcohol abuse can involve social as well as physical problems. cutting back on alcohol or giving it a mall together it's a good idea then if you're lucky your body will start recovering quickly if the damage isn't too advanced fatty liver can regenerate within weeks and inflammation can subside if you stick to a healthy lifestyle but that's no reason to celebrate there will always be