Alcohol is still the number one drug problem for youth.
Alcohol is a depressant which affects the body by slowing down the central nervous system. Alcohol is illegal to buy or purchase if you are under the age of 21. Ethyl alcohol, the psychoactive ingredient in beer, wine, and distilled liquor, is a colorless liquid with a strong, distinctive smell. More than 3,000,000 teens are alcoholics. An alcohol-related family problem strikes 1 in 4 Americans.