Heavy drinking is tied to worse strokes: Study

NEW YORK – Heavy drinking is tied to earlier and more severe brain bleeds, a new study found. The paper, published recently in the journal Neurology, examined the link between alcohol and intracerebral haemorrhages – the deadliest, most disabling type of stroke.

The researchers found that so-called heavy drinkers – people who had three or more drinks a day – developed a stroke on average 11 years earlier than those who had fewer than three drinks a day. They also had larger brain bleeds that were more difficult to manage.