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

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

Study Links Heavy Alcohol Use to Damaged Blood Vessels

This data cannot prove that alcohol led to earlier, more severe brain bleeds. But it aligns with a wide body of research linking heavy alcohol use to damaged blood vessels and cardiovascular disease.

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