Wine, beer, hard cider, whiskey, vodka, gin, tequila, rum. It doesn't matter how the ethanol molecule enters the body. The process of getting drunk is the same.
David Guidot, with the Emory Alcohol and Lung Biology Center at the Atlanta VA Center, studies what happens when getting drunk becomes a habit. As a pulmonologist, he concentrates on the health of drinkers' lungs. "Emory is the hot spot for the alcohol and lung disease connection," Guidot says. "It's an important public health issue."
The Hidden Truth about Alcohol | Research: Health Sciences
Emory Center for Respiratory Health