Alcohol is actually quite unique in how it requires such a large dose in order to have an effect. An active dose of ethanol for an average person is somewhere i

Alcohol is actually quite unique in how it requires such a large dose in order to have an effect. An active dose of ethanol for an average person is somewhere in the realm of 10-50 grams (depending a lot on the size of the person and their tolerance). Most drugs have an active dose in the <100 mg dose, LSD is particularly low, at <100µg.