Alcohol Fun Facts

The Standard Drink/Drink Equivalents

12 oz Beer = 8.5 oz Malt Liquor = 5 oz Wine = 1.5 oz 80 proof Spirits

Did you know. . .

  • The human body produces its own supply of alcohol naturally on a continuous basis.
  • The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
  • Underage drinking costs the United States more than $58 billion every year.
  • Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among young people.
  • Alcohol kills 6½ times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.
  • Only three countries in the world have the legal drinking age set at 21.