leo the only real nugget I have is: things get worse if you continue to drink and they generally get better when you stop.
Drinking like we do is like going 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali night after night - eventually there's gonna be be some repercussions and they'll get worse the more you 'box' with it.
This is a brief outline:
Alcohol's Effects on the Body | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Something like Under the Influence is a more detailed read about the changes alcohol can wreak on bodies.
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