American Experience. Freedom Summer | Article. Fannie Lou Hamer. Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the cotton fields at the age of six.
Binge drinking and continued alcohol use in large amounts are associated with many health problems, including: 1  Unintentional injuries such as car crash, falls, burns, drowning. 2  Intentional injuries such as firearm injuries, sexual assault, domestic violence.  Increased on-the-job injuries and loss of productivity.
While moderate alcohol consumption may provide benefits that include reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes, consuming too much often damages the liver and contributes to alcoholism. The effect alcohol has on your blood pressure is also related to how much you drink, and heavy drinking causes it to rise.