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Alcohol most commonly refers to:

• Alcohol (chemistry), a class of compounds
• Ethanol, one of several alcohols, commonly known as alcohol in everyday life
  • Alcohol (drug), intoxicant found in alcoholic beverages
  • Alcoholic beverage, often referred to as "alcoholic drink", typically divided into three classes—beers, wines, and spirits, containing ethanol

Alcohol may also refer to:

Alcohol consumption

Use

• Alcohol advertising
• Alcohol and health
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Alcohol and breast cancer
  • Alcohol and cancer
  • Alcohol and sex
  • Alcohol and weight
  • Alcohol intolerance
  • Alcohol intoxication
  • Alcohol myopia
  • Alcohol tolerance
  • Alcoholism, from alcohol + -ism, the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems.
• Alcohol consumption by youth in the United States
• Alcohol enema, also known colloquially as butt-chugging or boofing, is the act of introducing alcohol into the rectum and colon via the anus, i.e., as an enema.
• Alcohol inhalation, a method of administering alcohol directly into the respiratory system.
• Alcohol use among college students
• Alcohol-related crime, criminal activities that involve alcohol use as well as violations of regulations covering the sale or use of alcohol
• Comparison of psychoactive alcohols in alcoholic drinks
• Surrogate alcohol, substance containing ethanol that is intentionally consumed by humans but is not meant for human consumption

Control

• Alcohol consumption recommendations
• Alcohol detoxification
• Alcohol education
• Alcohol in the Bible
• Alcohol law
• Alcohol packaging warning messages
• Alcohol server training

Chemicals

• Types of alcohols:
  • Amyl alcohol
  • Aromatic alcohols
  • Fatty alcohol
  • Fluoroalcohol
  • Primary alcohol
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Sugar alcohol, organic compounds, typically derived from sugars, containing one hydroxyl group (−OH) attached to each carbon atom.
  • Tertiary alcohol
• Alcohol congener analysis
• Alcohol fuel, a fuel containing alcohols
• Alcohol powder, a powdered form of alcohol absorbed in cyclodextrins
• Alcohols (medicine), the use of alcohols in medicine
• Denatured alcohol
• Fusel alcohol, a mixture of several alcohols (chiefly amyl alcohol) produced as a by-product of alcoholic fermentation.
• Methanol, commonly known as wood alcohol, a commodity chemical that can serve as a precursor to other chemicals
• Rubbing alcohol, a solution of denatured or isopropyl alcohol used in medicine

Music

• "Alcohol" (Barenaked Ladies song), a song by Barenaked Ladies from their album Stunt
• "Alcohol" (Brad Paisley song), a song by Brad Paisley from his album Time Well Wasted
• "Alcohol" (CSS song), a song by CSS from their album Cansei de Ser Sexy
• "Alcohol", a song by the Butthole Surfers from the album Independent Worm Saloon
• "Alcohol", a song by Gang Green from the album Another Wasted Night
• "Alcohol", a song by Gogol Bordello from the album Super Taranta!
• "Alcohol", a song by the Kinks on their albums Muswell Hillbillies and Everybody's in Show-Biz
• "Alcohol", a song by Millionaires from the EP Bling Bling Bling!
• "Alcohol", a song by Terminaator from the album Lõputu päev
• "Alcohol", a song by British street punk band Charged GBH
• "Alcohol", a song by Beck from the Loser single
• "Alkohol", a song by Abwärts from their album Abwärts
• "Alkohol", a song by Herbert Grönemeyer from the album 4630 Bochum

Other uses

• Alcohol (horse), an Australian racehorse
• Alcohol (journal), a peer-reviewed medical journal