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.
Long-term, heavy drinking can lead to heart disease. Drinking more than the lower risk guidelines regularly and over a long period of time can increase your risk of developing heart disease. This is because, drinking at this level can: Increase the risk of high blood pressure. Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol causes raised blood pressure which is one of the most important risk factors for having a heart attack or a stroke. Increases in your blood pressure can also be caused by weight gain from excessive drinking3.