Did you know...? Alcohol Facts

Did you know that being drunk can make a person feel very silly, angry, or even sad for no reason?

Drinks like beer, malt liquor, wine, and hard liquor contain alcohol. Alcohol is the ingredient that gets you drunk.

Hard liquor—such as whiskey, rum, or gin—has more alcohol in it than beer, malt liquor, or wine.

These drink sizes have about the same amount of alcohol in them:

• 12 ounces of regular beer

• 8-9 ounces of malt liquor

• 5 ounces of wine

• 1 ½ ounce of hard liquor

Read more facts from NIDA here.