Alcohol creates oxidative stress, similar to hormetic molecules, but with negative side effects from acetaldehyde.

“alcohol could be considered a hormetic in some sense because it will create oxidative stress like so many other molecules that we think are beneficial but is clearly a known toxin and the difference between environmental hormesis and molecular hormesis is that environmental hormesis doesn't have the side effects that resveratrol or curcumin or isothiocyanates like sulforaphane do and alcohol is going to have negative side effects in the human body primarily this with acetaldehyde”