The effect might be a little slower, but you'll get just as drunk on beer or wine as on hard liquor. Very few women become alcoholic. In the 1950's, there were five or six alcoholic men to every alcoholic women. Now the ratio is about three to one. Evidently this is one area where women's liberation has caught on too well.
Most alcoholic people are middle-aged or older.
A university of California research team has found that the highest proportion of drinking problems in among men in their early 20's. The second-highest incidence occurs among men in thier 40's and 50's. You're not alcoholic unless you drink a pint a day. There's no simple rule of thumb. Experts have concluded that how much one drinks may be far less important than when, how, and why one drinks.