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What alcohol does to the body, and why risks are overlooked
Season 2026
Episode 24
Alcohol is a product so tightly woven into our society that we struggle to see what it's really doing to us. Despite documented links between alcohol and cancer, heart and liver disease, over half of all drinkers think their own consumption doesn’t raise their risk for serious health problems. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores more with Lev Facher, Marissa Esser and Priscilla Martinez.
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