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Im not an alcoholic buit when I drink I dont seem to know my limits and one more drink can send me gaga. How can I drink socially without this being a huge problem?

Submitted: 292 days and 12 hours ago.
Category: Health
Value: $9
Status: CLOSED

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Welcome to Just Answer and thanks for your question. People metabolize alcohol at different rates. It is good that you know you have a problem. Experts recommend that women limit their drinks to one per day and men to two. To prevent a problem, settle on a limit before you leave home, and switch to club soda, or soft drink when you reach the limit you've decided on. It should be an automatic switch. Drinking socially is more about the social aspect than how much alcohol is consumed. Some people manage to be quite sociable all evening long on only ginger ale.

 

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Expert: Schuyler_ANP
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Answered: 6/2/2009

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