Alcoholic beverage and Drug of abuse

Alcoholic beverage noun - A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent.

Drug of abuse and alcoholic beverage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drug of abuse" instead a noun phrase "Alcoholic beverage".

Drug of abuse noun - A drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction.

Alcoholic beverage and drug of abuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Alcoholic beverage" with "Drug of abuse", this phrases are similar.