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New research shows chronic drinking, which is associated with alcohol addiction, can be more damaging than occasional instances of heavy consumption.
alcohol addiction and chronic drinking, which can be treated in rehab clinics, cause more damage than binge episodes, new studies show.
Research published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research shows the pattern of an individual's consumption can affect the health of their liver.
Samuel French, a professor of pathology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine and chief of anatomic pathology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Centre, claims the liver "remembers" its response to alcohol.
He says the organ adapts to the individual's pattern of behaviour and becomes acclimatised, meaning that the effects of liver damage can persist for up to months after attending a rehab clinic.
"After chronic abuse the liver cells become swollen and filled with fat stores, some liver cells died and cells in the liver that make scars are activated. These changes do not occur in the liver after an acute or binge dose," he states.
The Office for National Statistics released figures at the end of January showing the number of drink-related deaths is twice as high as in 1991.
Don Shenkar, chief executive of Alcohol Concern, called on the government to react to this by introducing new substance abuse treatment programmes.
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