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How can one die of chronic ethanol abuse if no damages to liver ?
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Affects other organ: Chronic ethanol not only cause liver damage, but also cause damage to heart, brain, mental function. In heart, it cause heart failure. In the brain it can cause dementia. More importantly, other aspect of it is that it is one important cause of motor vehicle injury and death.
Answered 10/4/2016
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