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Alcohol ALCOHOL is the most commonly used psychoactive (mind-altering) substance used in the United States. Ethyl alcohol is the active psychoactive drug found in alcoholic beverages. It is produced as a waste product of the fermentation of carbohydrates, and is consumed worldwide for the social and psychological effects it produces. Beer is a low potency alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grains and then extracting the liquid from the mash. Wine is a relatively low potency alcoholic beverage made by fermenting fruit juices (or other sugary liquid). Distilled spirits are high potency alcoholic beverages that are made by fermenting grains or fruit juices and then distilling the resulting liquid to reduce its water content and to concentrate its alcohol.

--Courtesy of the Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Indiana University


Web Sites or Documents in Spanish or Portuguese
button NIAAA. The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. La Antidroga.com. Spanish
button NIAAA. Alcohol: Lo que Usted no sabe, puede perjudicarlo. Spanish
button NIAAA. Alcoholismo: Aprenda la realidad. Spanish
button NIAAA. Como disminuir su su hábito de ingerir alcohol. Spanish
button NIAAA. Haga la diferencia. Hable con sus hijos sobre el uso del alcohol. Spanish
button NIAAA. La bebida y su emborazo. Spanish
button NIDA. NIDA en Espanol. Alcohol. Spanish
button Drug Strategies. Anonymous, accurate information on drugs. Web site for youth. Alcohol. Spanish
button Brazilian Antidrogas.org. Alcool. Portuguese.
button Alcoholics anonymous. Trilingual: English; Spanish; French

Selected Sites on Alcohol for the General Population
button IPRC. Portal Web Site to Information on Drugs and Drug Prevention.
button National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. Portal Web Site with Many Publications and Links and Free Materials You Can Order.
button JoinTogether Online. Portal Web Site with Extensive Resources on ATOD and Violence Prevention, including Alcohol Screening.
button Nation Institutes of Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
button Rutgers University. Center of Alcohol Studies.
button Drug Strategies. Anonymous, accurate information on drugs. Web site for youth. Alcohol. English
button Within this web site, see "Other ATOD Information Sites for the General Population." After going to a site, you can usually do a search, for example, for "alcohol" or "underage drinking" to find more information.
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