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.
The Long-Term Effects of Alcohol on the Body. Long-term addiction can take a heavy toll on the entire body. Alcohol can impact the heart and cause cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias (Irregular heart beat), stroke and high blood pressure. The liver takes the brunt with repercussions including fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis.