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Alcoholic beverage
An
alcoholic beverage
is a
drink
which contains a substantial amount of the
psychoactive drug
ethanol
(informally called
alcohol
), a
depressant
which in low doses causes
euphoria
, reduced anxiety and sociability and in higher doses causes
intoxication
(drunkenness),
stupor
and
unconsciousness
. Long-term use can lead to
alcohol abuse
,
physical dependence
and
Alcoholism
.
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Ethanol
Ethanol
, also commonly called
ethyl
alcohol
,
drinking alcohol
, or simply
alcohol
is the principal type of
alcohol
found in
alcoholic beverages
, produced by the
fermentation
of
sugars
by
yeasts
. It is a
neurotoxic
psychoactive drug
and one of the oldest
recreational drugs
used by humans. It can cause
alcohol intoxication
when consumed in sufficient quantity.
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