Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Teens: Overview

What are the different types of alcohol? There are three different forms in which alcohol is produced for human consumption. They are:

  1. Beer, which is fermented from grains and contains 3 to 6% alcohol,

  2. Wine, which is fermented from fruit and contains 12 to 14% alcohol, and

  3. Liquor, which is made from distilled, or boiled-off , alcohol and contains 40 to 50% alcohol.

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