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Does heavy drinking affect physical appearance?

John Risby
By John Risby
A person looks thoughtfully into a bathroom mirror, with one side of their reflection showing healthy skin and the other side showing signs of aging.
Two images of Chet Baker

Chet Baker

Meet Chet Baker, one of the finest jazz musicians of his era.

On the left, the youthful handsome Chet in his 20s.

On the right, Chet in his 50s. He died at 58. Years of heroin and alcohol abuse, amongst others.

Hopefully this answers your question.



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Published
March 14, 2017
Last updated
March 24, 2026
John Risby

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John Risby

Co-Founder of The Alcohol-Free Shop and AlcoholFree.com. John is a recovering alcoholic who stopped drinking in June 2004. Born and raised in Manchester, he now lives in Malaga with his wife and young daughter. He came to terms with being an alcoholic many years ago, but still finds the concept his daughter is Spanish very strange.