Alcohol comes in many forms: beer, wine, liquor. It is a depressant – it slows your body down, making it difficult to think clearly. Alcohol can also make people aggressive and violent.
Because it reduces inhibitions, drinking alcohol may make you act in a way that would embarrass you under normal circumstances. It can also make you do dangerous things that you wouldn’t normally do. Drinking too much (binge drinking) can cause alcohol poisoning, which can lead to coma and even death. Alcohol use increases the risks of liver damage, mouth, throat, esophagus and larynx cancer and heart disease.