What is the psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages? ethylene glycol methanol isopropyl alcohol ethanol?

The psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages is Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol).

Distilled drinks or liquors and other alcoholic drinks/beverages are produced by distilling ethanol produced by means of fermenting grain, fruit, or vegetables. Unsweetened, distilled, alcoholic drinks among other alcoholic beverages contain ethyl alcohol or ethanol as the psychoactive ingredient.