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Alcoholic beverages are beverages containing alcohol (C2H5OH) which fermented or distilled from carbohydrates. Alcohol can trigger disorders such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuropsychiatry, gastrointestinal tract, infection, injury, and neonatal abnormalities. About 38.3% world population aged 15 years and above consumed alcohol, while in Indonesia 4.6%. A quarter of the consumption (24.8%) is illegal, which is homemade alcohols that are produced or sold out of government control. Therefore, the research was conducted with the aim to know the level of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of people against alcoholic beverages. This research was designed as a quantitative descriptive research with cross sectional approach. Sampling used was multistage random sampling technique, the number of samples were 96 obtained by the formula. The results of this study indicate that the respondents knowledge level is mostly good (67.7%), response attitude is mostly good (63.5%), and the behavior of alcoholic drinkers is more than half (56,1%). Active role of health workers is needed to provide information on alcoholic beverages and the government needs to provide oversight and firm action in the circulation of alcoholic beverages.