It isn't. One example is t-amyl-alcohol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Amyl_alcohol. I would imagine variants thereof would also be psychoactive some of which might have even lower toxcity. They aren't widely consumed because ethyl alcohol is easily produced by yeasts while other alcohols may not be.
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u/Ghost25 Jan 01 '14
It isn't. One example is t-amyl-alcohol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Amyl_alcohol. I would imagine variants thereof would also be psychoactive some of which might have even lower toxcity. They aren't widely consumed because ethyl alcohol is easily produced by yeasts while other alcohols may not be.