Posted by yxibow on November 22, 2008, at 1:43:04
In reply to Re: why does alcohol work better than benz)yxibow » that_guy23, posted by Phillipa on November 21, 2008, at 19:06:06
> I never found one and was never drunk on 4-6 beers guess good tolerance. To me drugs can mess up the liver. In the olden days alchohol was drug of choice and in Europe children as well as adults drink wine with meals. That was my experience while there. Phillipa
Yes -- in Europe, France... I know... but they wouldn't serve their children six glasses of wine. I think that the age should be 16 or 18 -- because it teaches teenagers earlier not to binge drink among other things. I drunk under the table a whole bottle of wine a few times in college but I stopped. It was mostly because I was... depressed.
6 drinks for some may not be alcohol poisoning, but knowing having gone to college there was at least one incident probably alcohol related at a fraternity and the guy fell over the balcony and died. Another one was paralyzed for life. IFC (intra-fraternity council) was drilled and there was at least one or two fraternities suspended.
If you are not taking any medications, 6 drinks may be fine, once. But shots of vodka and tequila one after the other, until you're beyond under the table, is alcohol poisoning, no matter how skinny or large you are, that may make some difference, but its not the whole picture.If you're lucky you're in the ICU.
Its the blood level of the alcohol, not just the liver that I'm talking about. Some people with alcohol poisoning measure not .08 but .25%, which is certain death if not treated immediately.
Just be careful and prudent, that's all I'm saying.
A toast to the and old lang syne, sure, that's fine, but I can't see a six pack every night, its just too hard on someone. I know, Jan, that you've mentioned the story of it, and maybe you can tolerate it, but its risky. Yes, I've gotten up to 4 drinks when I wasn't taking much medication, but it was the first time I think that I ever vomited in my life from alcohol. Maybe twice I have.
This is a graphic description and I think the roaring 20s before prohibition was the equivalent of some modern times of social movements.
I wish I could have three drinks now but I can't. Things have changed in my life, I'm older, my disorder has switched, etc.
I have my favorites around, but I can only have half or maybe one shot. I drink for the taste and maybe the slight buzz but its mostly because
I like certain rare liquors like yes... real absinthe (no you do not go crazy, anyhow) and wishniak, etc.
So maybe its a little pot and kettle I'm talking about, but my tolerance is way down.
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-- tidings
- Jay
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