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How to drink in moderation – Know your limits

December 27, 2010
Author: Chris M. Alexander

What exactly is drinking in moderation? One drink? Maybe two? How does someone determine if they’ve had too much to drink? Alcohol tend to have different effects on each person depending on weight, age, gender, etc. so it is very difficult to know exactly how much an individual can consume and still stay within the legal limit.

Know Your Limit When Drinking

Drinking alcohol is a part of our culture. Our culture influences the way we drink, how much we drink, and even what we drink. People drink alcohol for many reasons such as to fit in, or to help them socialize without feeling too self conscious, to relax, to feel older, maybe even peer pressure can make someone consume alcohol. Whatever your reasons are for drinking alcohol, you still need to drink responsibly and know your limits. And if you are going to consume any amount of alcohol, do not operate a motor vehicle and put innocent lives at risk.

Effects of Alcohol

Research shows that alcohol can have very harmful physical and emotional effects depending on the amount of alcohol consumed. Too much alcohol can increase the risk for:

• Fatal motor vehicle accidents
• Alcohol related injuries
• Violence
• Aggressive behaviors
• DUI/DWI charges
• Depression and suicide
• High blood pressure and other health problems

Learn To Drink In Moderation

Learn to drink in moderation by limiting your intake of alcoholic beverages. For example, if you normally drink a bottle of liquor when you’re out, cut back to maybe half a bottle, and then gradually decrease the amount you consume on a daily or weekly basis. Instead of drinking two glasses of wine with dinner, take one glass. The point is if you use alcohol, keep it moderate.

Drink in moderation and know your limits can be best defined as – drink to the point where you are still aware of your actions and your drinking will not pose a risk to yourself and others.

Tags: Drunk Driving, Moderate Drinking

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