But the products aren't without risk. They're much more potent than marijuana itself, and many times more potent than the pot brownies of yesteryear. More people have access to them. And they're easier to disguise than a bong or pipe.
Alcohol at moderate levels has some positive and negative effects on health. The negative effects include increased risk of liver diseases, oropharyngeal cancer, esophageal cancer and pancreatitis. Conversely moderate intake of alcohol may have some beneficial effects on gastritis and cholelithiasis.
Alcohol Effects on the Liver. The liver is an organ that takes the most abuse from alcohol consumption and is probably the most commonly thought of when discussing the harming effects of alcohol on your body. Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) is a blanket term in which conditions related specifically to the liver and alcohol use fall under.