Alcohol & Your Health
Research-based information on drinking and its impact
Key Facts and Statistics
- Drinking Levels DefinedDefinitions for Moderate, Binge, and Heavy Drinking, and other key terms
- Alcohol Facts and StatisticsUp-to-date statistics on alcohol consumption
Alcohol’s effects on your brain and body depend on the ways you drink–such as how much and how often–as well as your age, gender, and overall health status
- What Is a Standard Drink?You may be drinking more than you realize
- Alcohol’s Effects on the BodyImpact on the brain, heart, liver, and other organs
- Moderate and Binge DrinkingSome drinking patterns could put you at risk
- Fetal Alcohol SyndromeAlcohol can seriously harm a growing baby
- Alcohol Use DisorderUnderstanding the medical diagnosis of AUD
- Evaluate Your Own DrinkingRethinking Drinking is NIAAA's interactive site for self-help tools to assess and change risky drinking behavior
How does alcohol affect different groups and people with certain disorders?
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Alcohol Policy Information System
NIAAA has compiled a wide variety of U.S. alcohol policies, including taxation, BAC limits, labeling, and more in our Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS).
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Support and Treatment
Research shows that pharmaceutical and behavioral therapies can help people recover from alcohol-related problems.
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