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Your brain 101: Effects of alcohol

We’ve heard people joke that drinking kills brain cells, but is that really true? With Super Bowl 52 parties around the corner, it’s important to remember what kind of effect heavy drinking can have on the brain. How much does it really take to start affecting a person’s functionality, safety, well-being; all of those kinds of thought processes?

Listen as Dr. Jesse Corry gives us the facts on what happens in our brain when we drink alcohol.

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