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30Alcohol
People drink to socialize, celebrate, and relax. Alcohol often has a strong effect on people—and throughout
history, people have struggled to understand and manage alcohol’s power. Why does alcohol cause people to act and
feel differently? How much is too much? Why do some people become addicted while others do not? The National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is researching the answers to these and many other questions about
alcohol. Here’s what is known:
Alcohol’s effects vary from person to person, depending on a variety of factors, including:
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How much you drink
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How often you drink
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Your age
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Your health status
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Your family history
While drinking alcohol is itself not necessarily a
problem—drinking too much
can cause a range of consequences, and
increase your risk for a variety of problems. For more information on alcohol’s effects on the body, please see
the
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s
related web page describing
alcohol’s effects on the
body.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Page 2 of 30
Commonly Abused Drugs
January 2018
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