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Having been a moderate/heavy drinker for 7 years and feeling the effects on my body and some recent health scares, this video is just that much more of a motivator to finally quit, which I'm on day 4. Wish me luck and if you're in a similar situation, prayers to you.

I used to work at a liquor store. I had to quit after about 10 months because I just couldn’t sell alcohol to alcoholics anymore. It was so so so sad to see the same people every day, and for some, several times a day. They looked so defeated. I just wanted to give them a hug instead of ringing in their purchase.

I’m scared, I’ve abused my body so much and at 28 I feel so unhealthy. I’m two weeks sober and excited to start pursuing new interests with the hopes of feeling better.

I am a retired Coroner and nothing helped learning and staying sharp more than autopsies, exposure to the real thing. Always was a honour and humbling to witness these wonders.

Can we all agree that this video needs to be played in high school. So people are taught what really happens to your body. Great video!

EDIT: I didn't expect a single reply when I wrote this. I just wanted to speak about my experience and I appreciate everyone's kindness. I have reached the 2 year mark and am healthier than I every was before in my life. I have lost 40 lbs. have taken martial arts for 20 months, am fit, and have received 2 promotions at work. I appreciate you all and hope everyone has a great day. Original post: I was a heavy drinker for almost 20 years. I am currently 12 days away from 1 year sober. Not a day goes by where I do not want a drink and the struggle doesn't go away, I just continue to deal with it day by day. Kudos to anyone that continues the journey, whether it is day 1 or 1000, day 1 for the umpteenth time. Whether you are in recovery or if you want to quit and are thinking about it, know that people out there that do not know you at all are rooting for you.

6 yrs sober today after being put in icu an diagnosed with cirrhosis. So happy and healthy today!! I’ve never felt better 🙏🏼🤙🏼 so glad to see something like this this for others to learn understand 😊

I’m 29 and never drank a drop of alcohol my entire life. At some times I thought I was missing out on some fun, but the more time passes the happier I am of my decision to be lifelong sober.

Three years sober from alcohol. My body has never felt better and my liver is my homie now I take care of him

My Mom donated her body & her brain really helped doctors to learn more about Lewy Body Dementia. I’m very proud of her.

I am a very heavy drinker who just stopped a few days ago I'm learning about alcohol help videos and happen to come across this one but the anatomy absolutely fantastic really really helps say no to when you want to have one.thks for sharing this 👍

All tearing up. Mom donated her body to Wits University for medical science. Bless her soul. I will be going the same way. So good to hear that you appreciate the gift of after life. ❤

I gave up alcohol one year ago. I'm a recovering addict as well and it's a very difficult battle to win. But I'm winning it. Just went through the end of year stuff sober for the first time in 20 years. I feel a bit depressed today and watching this helped me.

Been liquor free for 4 years, cut cigarettes and vaping out over a year ago........And I dont regret a second of it. I battled with alcohol for 15 years. I have lost 60lbs, and I am back to running 3 to 4 miles again everyday and lifting weights. Health=wealth

My lasting cure for that miserable hangover, I got sober! I’m 38 yrs sober and even the thought of going back to that horrible time keeps me focused & sober! Grateful every single minute of every day❤

I am now an injecting diabetic thanks to drinking. Having my damaged Pancreas as the reason I quit drinking has made this time (third time) of stopping drinking the easiest of them all. I am 3.5 years sober and loving every minute of it.

I worked for a booze company for 30+ years: every year we had to spend a day on "alcohol awareness training". In my very first year (1975) the guy said "the definition of an alcoholic is somebody whose consumption of alcohol is costing them more than just the money". Sums it up perfectly.

I'm a nurse and I never had a professor who broke things down like that.. YOU ROCK!!!!!! AMAZING JOB!!!!!

Watched this 4 years after my anatomy class, tested myself and did better than expected. this is amazing info, easy to learn and accurate imo, Thank you

Started working out at the gym and got into it after years of stress induced vertigo and depression. This channel is great even if as just a reminder on how everything works together. I'll choose my drinking more carefully after this. Oh, and if anyone is going through depression or stress related anxiety, vertigo. Go to a gym, find your own pace and make it your own experience. Love

If every college professon could teach like this, we would all have jumped out of bed at 6am to get to class by 7.

2 years sober. I'm happy. Couldn't have chose a better choice in life. I was dying. Daily. My body would hard. I lost a ton of weight because I couldn't eat. I was never hungry. Just wanted wine. Hurt for me to even pee. I didn't want sex. I couldn't have kids. I blamed it on stressed but it was an addiction. I'm glad I'm done. My son saved my life.

Fascinating video !!!!! Now I understand why I used to behave in some type of way...I celebrated my 34th birthday this year on February 1st. I have been in active addiction for at least 15 years. I thank God for the thought of sobriety and my willingness to change. I am 5 months and 18 days clean as at today, and all I ask for is God's guidance as I continue trudging the road to a happy destiny.

My exhusband (married 19 yrs, together 23) just passed from cirrhosis of the liver. He was a heavy drinker for at least 17 yrs. We have 2 kids that are both in their early 20s and one grandchild. His body couldn't process the toxins. The ammonia would build up and cause swelling in his brain. He had constant fluid retention and his feet and legs were severely swollen. He had jaundice. He was in and out of the hospital numerous times. He was put in assisted living and was only 55 yrs old. His kidneys started failing more and more. He would have times where he was not coherent due to the toxins building up and would need to go back to the hospital. He passed on Oct. 29, 2023. We miss him so much. 😢

I quit drinking alcohol 7 years ago. Best decision I ever made. So happy to no longer be a slave to it!

i'm a recovering alcoholic and was drunk every day for 30 years.....it's good to understand what was happening.....i'm amazed i survived, tbh

It's amazing how clear the explanation is! I'm a total newbie in this field, but it seems like I'm attending a lecture during my doctoral studies

I loved the presentation of this video and found it so so interesting and educational, but what i loved even more is your gratitude and thanks for people who donated their bodies to science. I will definitely be watching more of your videos. Thank you so much!

It's a miracle that my innards are still functioning after what I have put them through. Seven years clean, praying for another seven!

Quarantine gave me the opportunity to totally quit alchool for a while and that came up being the second best thing i could do for my body after quitting smoking

Love this video! I’ve been sober living now for almost 11 months, and I’m now curious how and why alcohol effects the body physiologically.

I never drink at home, but at a party or some event im a pretty heavy drinker. I know as you said drinking experiences and effects are subjective, but I always keep myself hydrated and well fed, and NEVER experienced any kind of hangover, never got even close to vomiting or some sorts. I always liked to drink, but always knew it had to be done safely and wise.

Sober of alcohol for 32 years. It was killing Me. The worst drug on the planet. Great videos.

Completed 9 months alcohol free....at times I get the urge but still managing it and going strong!! EDIT - Now I've completed ONE YEAR alcohol free. Thanks for the comments folks, it becomes easier and easier with time 🙏😀

I live in Canada. I have lyme disease. There are lesions on my brain. I want to donate my body. I dont know how. These videos are awesome. So well done. Thankyou for taking the time to create these very educational videos. They are priceless.

I've battled drinking from the age of 25 to 45 because I found myself living for the weekends and not happy with my choice of work carrier. I would drink through the week to cope with life and binge drink with friends on weekends when possible. At 45 I emotionally knew I was failing in life by my choices and actions from alcohol. At 47 I found my passion for the outdoors to be more true to myself, so I started a tube channel for fishing and camping. I am happy to say that I found myself before loosing everything I had embracing me like my wife and kids to the true friends that were not abusers. I can stay sober for weeks now and choose when and how much I want to drink if I choose to with friends. Life really begins when you understand!

I've been alcohol free for going on 11 years after a lifetime of drinking. I don't miss it a bit. I never even think about it. I've always wanted to write a book called "Party Girls and Alcoholic Women". I was that party girl but at some point I was becoming the alcoholic woman. You reach a point in your life where drinking loses it's lustre and becomes pretty unattractive. I woke up one day and felt like my soul was dead. It wasn't fun anymore. It had become a chore. I don't judge others for what they do but for me I decided I'd had my fill. I'm happy and proud of myself for making that choice. There's alot to be said for sobriety and my body and mind thank me for it.

Man, you've convinced me to donate my body to science, instead of cremation. It makes me much more content to provide illustrative material to med students instead of burning my body.

I saw this video about a year ago, and then again today; thank you for posting it and thank you to the people who donated their bodies to science. This is very informative but I guess I was expecting to see the visual effects of alcohol on the body; it would have more impact to deter people if they could see what their internal organs look like after years of abuse. Thank you Institute of Human Anatomy for continuing to educate us.

I quit drinking since last year, not feeling any depression, grogginess in the mornings, im much more energetic and overall positive feeling all day. You’re much better off in about all ways when abstaining from drinking.

My mom was 42 when she passed away, my little sister found her. She drank about 1/5 a day, but got to the point where she had to drink. One day she woke up peeing blood…..she did not tell anyone but her best friend. This made me in my adult life to not drink alcohol, I watched my mom drink herself to death, I vowed not to put my kids through this, im now 58, and my kids do not drink, did I break the ring? I hope so.

Grateful for this video. Best on alcohol. I’d love to see how the body heals - diet, etc., as it might incentivize more people to help their bodies heal. I’ve been working on that for three years straight. I am a huge fan!!!🎉

Was a heavy heavy drinker up to 2010 when i quit all power to those trying to stop these videos are very educational keep em coming

There's no telling how many thousands of dollars I've saved since I stopped bingeing alcohol 12 years ago. Not to mention saving my health.

I quit drinking 32 years ago & it saved my life. I was a heavy drinker.

I’m 7.5 years sober in AA and can only bring myself now to watch the health affects alcohol has on the body. I was left with health issues and premature aging which I have fixed through eating clean and plastic surgery. The psychological issues I still work through

I appreciate a video by someone who does drink in moderation and understands the effects. I’m currently getting sober and it’s the realistic, scientific approach that makes me want to get healthier and quit drinking.

I'm a 23 year old woman. I've been an alcoholic since I was 18. Probably drank more alcohol in my teens than most people do in a lifetime, was homeless for 2 years and consumed nothing but dry bread and alcohol for 4 years... I'm SO anxious about the damage I'm doing every day. But I have zero coping mechanisms, so what so I do to cope with that anxiety? I drink more. I would find it funny if it wasn't so damn terrifying. But I'm slowly getting better. Usually go a few weeks without drinking now, then a few where I do, then a few where I don't. I worked my way up to 50 days for the first time this year. And just a week ago, I had a month under my belt also. I think for the first time in over half a decade, I've gone a year where I had as many sober days as I had drunk ones. I'm proud of how far I've come. I've been a homeless advocate for 3 years, even made it on national television once?? And I finally, finally went back to college a week ago. Studying so I can become a proper social worker. I know how important it is to have someone be compassionate, to just be listened to without judgement. If you're currently homeless or addicted, hang in there buddy. The only constant in life is that nothing is permanent. This will pass and there WILL be better days ahead. You are worthy of every good thing that comes your way. I love you and I believe in you.

To everyone fighting for and maintaining sobriety, I am proud of you. Keep going strong. You got this!

Truly the BEST video I've ever seen on this topic. Thank you! I'm going home today to dump the rest of my wine in the sink. I'm done poisoning myself! 🤞 I love wine so this is going to be difficult, but I know I can do this. I need to do this!!!! Please pray for me!!!! I will be in prayer for everyone struggling with this horrible addiction ❤️

Started drinking at 13. Quit at 50 after near death. That was 2017. Thankful every day.

If you had alcohol addiction and you quit, I'm so happy and proud of you!

What a fantastic presenter/educator! Bravo.

Just love your delivery on all videos so thank you. Hangover cure for me was Andrew’s liver salts. Thankfully the older I became the less I indulged in alcohol .

I love how this guy was so friendly and calm while casually surrounded by dead people... and is playing around with bodyparts. Respect.

Justin is just killing it with his teaching style

Amazing video... more instructive than all I've seen.

Wow! What an amazing teacher, definitely got my attention & the best thing was looking inside the human body!!! Grateful for all of this information.

I just survived a very terrifying severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome. I was rushed to a hospital 2 months ago. Tremors, Anxiety, seizures, insomnia. But the most terrifying was the hallucinations. It’s called the delirium tremens (DT’s) I thought I was gonna die or going crazy. Thanks to my doctor, i’m so happy and thankful I survived. I’m 2 months sober now.

This man has a special kind of charisma. I accidentally clicked this video and simply can't stop watching it !!!

Amazingly described. I really enjoyed and reflected watching your video. ❤

This presentation was so informative and understandable. Don’t I wish that I had seen this 50 years ago!

I'm an anatomy professor myself , this is like a guide to "how to teach" for me .... Amazing video , keep it up

Yes respect the people who went before us and donated their bodies to help us all learn and be better to our bodies, a truly unique gift.

Good explanation as always and very informative. Thank you for the presentation.

Excersise for the hangover. Probably a band aid fix, just accelerates the suffering. Great content . Thank you. A new subscriber. 100percent booze free 2 years and likely for the rest.

I just celebrated 10 years sober last month and I was a hard core, late stage alcoholic who had to drink around the clock to avoid going into massive withdrawal. To anyone who believes they have a drinking problem or knows they're an alcoholic but can't stop, please get help. Don't live in shame and embarrassment for years like I did. It never, ever goes away on it's own once you've passed a certain point and the consequences get worse and worse. I never thought I'd be able to be a person who didn't need a drink. I couldn't imagine not wanting or needing to drink. But after some hard and honest work, I put together a week, then a month, then a year. And I kept doing that because I was proud of myself and I was healthy again. Now, 10 years later, I'm still doing the deal. I've been through some of the roughest, most painful life experiences and never wanted to drink over them because I know that, for me, it would never be just one or two. As we alcoholics say, "One is too many and one thousand is never enough." If you can relate to that, there's help out there and lots of people ready to support you. ♡

My Dad passed in January, and gave his body to science. Great video.

Thank you so much for your videos! They are really cool! I am 18 years sober! So thankful!

You are an amazing teacher .. as well as a kind and honest guy with an amazing demeanor.. and I learned more from this video than from any other medical source .. and thoroughly enjoyed it 🙂 So ., I subscribed to learn more .. btw my Dad was a Marine ., all that you said is true❣ Thank you for doing this .. knowledge is power ⚘ Jen999💜💙

Can you do the effects of smoking tobacco next!? Maybe a smokers lung and what happena to the body!

I don't drink alcohol at all, and I'm often teased about it. After seeing this video, I feel so much better about my choice.

Amazing and enjoyable tutorial! Thank you for posting it!

KZfaq is filled with dull videos about all kinds of stuff, poorly animated pictures and stuff taken from google. But THIS, this is the real deal. In only 3 minutes i learned more about the human body in than in 4 years of highschool. Great video !!!

By the Grace of God I haven't found it necessary to pick up a drink in over 10 years, or a cigarette in almost 2 years. I am grateful.

This has been fascinating! Thank you for such quality content.

This video needs to be played every month 🤦‍♀️! in every high school to seniors!!!!!!!!

He talks so smooth, informative and exciting that you forget about the fact that its a human body laying right there.

Recovering alcoholic here as well, i was drunk 24 hours a day for 4 years, with withdrawals if i didnt drink, been clean for over a year after a medical detox. Recovery is possible :)

This is so GOOD!! Great educational resource for a group, teens and adults.

Thank you for some good and informative videos. I found your channel for a douple of days ago.

This is the stuff that should be in schools from a young age, understanding the magic cells that create us early in life would teach us to respect our body's.

As a drinker, I find this video, both disturbing and informative. People need to have unbiased information, and people like yourself provide it. Thank you.

This guy is great. Love his lessons.

You explained this SO well!

I'm a nurse and when I was still in training I was treating a patient with cirrhosis of the liver (he was an alcoholic). When I first met the guy he was okay - obviously not healthy but his condition was bearable. A few days later I was doing my rounds again and the guy suddenly wasn't capable of coherent speech anymore. I obviously freaked out because I thought he might have had a stroke or something and ran to get my mentor. She calmed the patient down a bit and then took me outside the room. She explained to me the shift in personality and cognitive function. This is what happened to the man: When the liver is scarred from the constant alcohol influx it can't properly function anymore. Toxins like ammonia can't be metabolised correctly and start to accumulate in the blood. Once these reach a certain concentration they will cross the blood-brain-barrier. This happened to the patient. The toxins entered his brain and severely influenced his speech and mannerisms. The toxins will also saturate around the skin, making patient very itchy and their skin irritable. Sadly, the effects of livercirrhosis don't end there. Since the liver is such a big organ and essentially our detox-station it needs to filter a lot of blood at once. To that end it is suffused by the portal vein which "collects" all the blood from your abdominal region. But since the livertissue is scarred the blood from this vein can't flow into the liver as fast as it wants/needs to. This causes the pressure in the vein to build up and the blood to accumulate. This leads to varicose veins in your stomach and esophagus. Sudden pressure or increase in temperature (such as a hot bath) can rupture these veins which can kill you quite quickly. The high pressure in the portal vein also literally presses out the fluid components of the blood which collect in the abdominal region. These are the "beerbellies" you might know. They hinder movement and the pressure can even cause shortness of breath. There are EVEN MORE problems and symptomes caused by liverchirrosis but I think I got the point across: Don't abuse alcohol because it will wreck your liver and your liver will take terrible vengeance on you.

this guy's presentation style is magical, he throws in all this scientific trivia alongside the actual subject matter and yet it never feels inflated, but actually engaging.

Awesome Video. Using the cadaver made it easier to understand. My Mom passed 2 years ago and left her body to science. I will to. As a nurse, I understand how important donating your body to science and donating your organs is essential.

Wonderfully explained!

Thank you for thanking the donors. My dad passed away in October and his body went to UT Southwestern in Dallas. I pray that his body can help educate someone

I learned more in this 27.5 minutes than in a full year of anatomy class!

Thank you for sharing!❤ This is my very first time seeing real body parts used to describe how everything works, and somehow it brings the whole discussion much more personal. It makes me love this amazing, god given body even more. I am not much of a drinker, nor do I smoke and I am very grateful for that. Thank you for sharing your expertise, time and effort in making very informative videos like this. 🙏❤️🥰

It'd be cool to see a video on organs affected by type 1 diabetes or hyperglycemia. For eg how gastroperesis manifests when autonomic muscles like pylorus stays pinched by borderline high blood sugar. Along the same vein, how OTC medications absorb in various parts of digestive / circulatory / nervous systems.

I stopped drinking 11 years ago and I'm really cheering for the people who are using medical info like this to boost their motivation! Alcohol nearly destroyed my body, from gall stones, liver disease, cataracts and obesity (metabolic syndrome) and herniated discs, arthritis and sciatica from carrying 288lbs of alcohol weight (and McDonald's hangover cures lol). I truly hope the best for everyone walking this hard road. 💞

I love the passion and enthusiasm Justin has for everything he teaches. It makes me so excited to receive the lesson

Amazingly good! You explained it all in a way even I could understand. On day 4 of how many tries. I know I can do it, but now I have a better understanding. Thank you.

Such a great video and explanation. Thanks

It’s crazy I hated high school as a teen & now that I’m in my late 30’s I seek so much information & knowledge. This was fascinating!

I only drink on major holidays, and I don't drink very much. I see absolutely no point in getting piss drunk. By the way, I see a lot of people mentioning sober milestones. I'm so proud of you guys. ❤