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:
- Beer, which is fermented from grains and contains 3 to 6% alcohol,
- Wine, which is fermented from fruit and contains 12 to 14% alcohol, and
- Liquor, which is made from distilled, or boiled-off , alcohol and contains 40 to 50% alcohol.