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[Anonymous No.12870956]

How much alcohol is safe?

[Anonymous No.12870965]

All of it is safe depending on how you use it.

[Anonymous No.12871027]

Obviously it is safest not to drink any alcohol at all, or perhaps one drink every now and then for some fringe benefits.

The UK's National Health Service recommends the maximum "low risk" intake of alcohol is no more than 14 standard units per week, and ideally no more than 3 units per day.
What is a unit? A complicated formula based on volume of booze and how alcoholic that booze is, but it roughly lines up with what a normal person would consider a normal serving of any given booze to be.

Remember that if at any point you are worried about how much alcohol you are drinking- or worse, worried about not being able to find a drink- you probably have alcoholism and should seek help.
Real help, not commiserating on /r9k/

[Anonymous No.12871112]

>>12871027
How the fuck is 14 beers per week safe?

[Anonymous No.12871131]

I’m grateful that after 3 beers, I get sleepy and don’t care to drink anymore for a week or two.
Don’t get me wrong, I bonged my fair share of beer in college and I’ll get drunk roughly once a year now, but by and far, alcohol is generally not worth drinking.
I have my two cups of coffee daily though, caffeine is one thing I’m thoroughly addicted to, besides blonde white girls with huge asses

[Anonymous No.12871137]

>>12871112
are you retarded?

[Anonymous No.12871139]

>>12871112
Not "safe", low risk.
Their primary concern is drunk people doing stupid shit and injuring or killing themselves, hence the maximum intake of three units per day. They also recommend a sober day between sessions.
Chronic disease is another matter:
"The expert group was also clear that there are a number of serious diseases, including certain cancers, which can occur even when drinking within the weekly guideline. Whilst they judge the risks to be low, this means there is no level of regular drinking that can be considered as completely safe in relation to some cancers. People can reduce these risks by drinking less than the guidelines or by not drinking at all."

[Anonymous No.12871146]

>>12871027
>j-just don't have more than 3 beers per day
that's literally alcoholic levels m8

[Anonymous No.12871150]

>>12871139
what if I pack all 14 beers into one day?

[Anonymous No.12871160]

>>12871146
It's a British guideline. Personally I don't even drink three beers in a month, nevermind a day.

>>12871150
Then you're an alcoholic and will probably injure yourself.
You can read the full guide here if you want to find more things to be pedantic about:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545937/UK_CMOs__report.pdf

[Anonymous No.12871166]

damn i drink a 60 in like a week

[Anonymous No.12871172]

>>12871160
what if I drink those 14 beers in solitude and don't bother anyone?

[Anonymous No.12871177]

>>12871172
keep it in /r9k, alkie.

[Anonymous No.12871181]

>>12871172
Not OP: But you'll be permanently lowering your seizure threshold over time, killing your nerve endings, destroying brain matter, scarring your liver, drying out your body, and much more.

[Anonymous No.12871185]

>>12871181
I've never had a seizure, and my job takes virtually no thinking

[Anonymous No.12871198]

I recently spent 8 days in a hospital due to pancreantitis caused by my excessive drinking. I didn't eat or sleep for over 4 days, and my stomach could only deal with about 1 glass of water per day. I almost died. As an alcoholic, I recommend you not drink at all. But, if you're gonna drink every day, stick with beer. You might get a fat gut but it won't kill you as fast as the others.

[Anonymous No.12871216]

>>12871198
just don't drink a handle a day, dumb dumb

[Anonymous No.12871225]

>>12871198
how much did you drink?
i usually drink like 13 oz of vodka like every day

[bruce No.12871262]

>>12871198
>You might get a fat gut but it won't kill you as fast as the others
This isn't really true. Alcohol is alcohol.

I used to have a bad drinking problem. Don't do it, it fucking sucks. Withdrawals are a motherfucker. Alcohol related illnesses are a motherfucker.

[Anonymous No.12871295]

>>12871185
>My job doesn't need my brain so I am content to permanently damage it
It's your life man, shouldn't you be the one living it?

[Anonymous No.12871301]

>>12870956
How much rice?

[Anonymous No.12871320]

>>12871295
did I ask for advice?

[Anonymous No.12871324]

I just want to be sober and be OK with it. When I can't smoke pot I get fuzzy fealing in the front of my head at night and become extremely irritable and uncomfortable, I become desperate for booze and drink myself as close to unconscious as I can in a hot bath. If I can't do either I end up wandering around by myself in the woods or on the streets in middle of the night. Of the three, smoking a joint a night, sleeping, and feeling ok seams like the least harmful and least likely to end up in jail.

[Anonymous No.12871337]

>>12871320
I didn't give you advice fuck face, I asked you a question. Why so defensive about your lifes choices?

[Anonymous No.12871339]

>>12871324
How old are you? Have you tried going on walks?

[Anonymous No.12871354]

>>12870956
just don't accidentally the whole thing

[Anonymous No.12871358]

>>12871339
23. I skate during the day so its not like I'm not getting enough exercise. I just cant sleep or chill out sober.

[Anonymous No.12871362]

>>12871339
>If I can't do either I end up wandering around by myself in the woods or on the streets in middle of the night.
>Have you tried going for walks?
4chan everybody!

[Anonymous No.12871366]

>>12871358
you probably won't hit your rock bottom for a few years I'm sorry to say
either will yourself out of this drug addiction or wait for it to consume you and hope you survive

[Anonymous No.12871369]

>>12871362
going on an intentional walk and aimless wandering are different

[Anonymous No.12871371]

>>12871324
>fuzzy feeling
Sounds like brain zaps. Were you ever on psych meds?

[Anonymous No.12871373]

>>12871369
How are they different?

[Anonymous No.12871379]

>>12871373
an aimless wander is like self wallowing whereas an intentional walk includes goals and success
the small victories help set your mind straight

[Anonymous No.12871381]

my problem is i have a hard time sleeping without some drinks in me. two or three beers and then stopping makes me super tired

[Anonymous No.12871408]

>>12871379
>whereas an intentional walk includes goals and success
lol ok.

[Anonymous No.12871420]

>>12871371
Used to have to take Ritalin as a kid but I stopped taking that shit when I got out of high school.

>>12871366
I've seen what rock bottom looks like, my mom was an alcoholic (I guess I am too). I hope I never get to the low she did.

[Anonymous No.12871421]

>>12871381
try reading a book instead

[Anonymous No.12871429]

>>12871379
>intentional walk includes goals and success
>Hey guys, my directed walk including fabricated "goals" and "success" is better than random walking while open to experiencing new experiences and diversions
Do you goose step while on your "walk," lol?

[Anonymous No.12871431]

>>12871225
I drank about 30oz of rum every day.

[Anonymous No.12871439]

>>12871429
t. never gonna make it

breaking habits like this is 99% mental

[Anonymous No.12871458]

I drink like 6-10 pints a day, no real health problems till now unless I don't drink for a day I get liquid shits.

I wonder how many years I can keep it up before I get something serious.

[Anonymous No.12871466]

>>12871420
Did you taper off the Ritalin or did you stop cold turkey? You could be suffering brain zaps at night if you quit cold turkey. They are extremely disturbing to say the very least.

[bruce No.12871476]

>>12871458
Don't wait for it to become an issue. Also having liquid shits regularly and probably being overweight are health issues.
>>12871381
You get over that. Try substituting the before bed ritual with something else. If you're into beer, get some kind of a seltzer and drink a couple of those before bed. I did that for a while to get off booze. Also chamomile tea, a mild workout and a shower before bed and reading like the other guy said.

[Anonymous No.12871499]

NONE, CELERY AND WATER GANG CHECK IN

[Anonymous No.12871503]

>>12870956
None of it is safe when I'm around

[Anonymous No.12871508]

I just saw a study that said if you had more thank 4 drinks in a sitting you're an alcoholic

like holy shit, what recovering AA reject wrote that hit piece. I might binge drink on a saturday with my girlfriend but I'm completely dry the rest of the week

[Anonymous No.12871517]

>>12871508

I’m an AA member and no where does it say that you have to drink this little or this much to be an alcoholic

[Anonymous No.12871527]

>>12871517
AA isn't the world's authority on what alcoholism is

[bruce No.12871528]

>>12871517
>>12871508
I mean everybody's different. I think you're an alcoholic if you drink alcohol regularly and if it's negatively affecting your physical and/or mental health. It's also not an entirely binary thing. You can be a sever alcoholic and you can also be a functioning alcoholic to an extent.