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Is it ok to have 5-15 drinks a day
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:27 AM Author: Exhilarant tattoo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49004915) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:28 AM Author: Brass parlour wait (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49004917) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 3:37 PM Author: Embarrassed to the bone at-the-ready bawdyhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49006037) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:30 AM Author: poppy set There is a huge gulf between 5 and 15. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49004923) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:35 AM Author: curious slate rigpig Yeah it's called dedication (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49004939) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:47 AM Author: Sooty Dingle Berry Giraffe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49004993) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:38 AM Author: Carnelian laser beams (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005196) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 12:52 PM Author: pearly base hominid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005436) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 3:37 PM Author: Embarrassed to the bone at-the-ready bawdyhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49006038) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:40 AM Author: Cerebral Idiotic Step-uncle's House Pistol (alcoholic) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49004966) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:48 AM Author: Sooty Dingle Berry Giraffe (Expert) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49004994) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:50 AM Author: poppy set 15 is still amateur night (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005010) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:11 AM Author: Multi-colored garrison Yeah it’s really cool and badass to still be drinking yourself retarded in your 50s (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005069) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:12 AM Author: Hilarious cerise theater stage dysfunction I was retarded prior to the drinking to (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005072) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:22 AM Author: poppy set Sometimes your brain needs an off switch. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005113) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 12:30 PM Author: Lemon fortuitous meteor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005362) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 1:16 PM Author: laughsome bull headed stag film Try a bullet
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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:22 PM Author: poppy set That would be irreversible. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49008602) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:08 AM Author: Exhilarant tattoo Yes but some days I have 5 and some days I have 15 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005064) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:22 AM Author: poppy set Take two weeks off now, don’t drink every day ever. Drink to feel better, not to feel good. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005117) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:25 AM Author: Exhilarant tattoo Easier said than done. I have Work Rage and a lot of stress. And now I’m physically dependent to some degree on top of it. I probably take a couple days off every few weeks. During the work week I drink to decompress from stress and then weekend rolls around and I want to have a good time. Most of my friends are heavy drinkers too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005124) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:33 AM Author: poppy set That’s the difference between being an alcoholic and a drunk. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005165) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 12:04 PM Author: Exhilarant tattoo In this scenario am I an alcoholic or a drunk (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005276) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 12:29 PM Author: poppy set The former (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005357) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 12:50 PM Author: Exhilarant tattoo Fair (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005428) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:22 AM Author: concupiscible church (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005115) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:49 AM Author: thriller impressive mad-dog skullcap cuckold who cares (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005007) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:28 AM Author: Ivory Contagious Toilet Seat Kitchen it's clearly bad for you. honestly, any alcohol is probably bad for you, so you have to weigh the pleasure you get from it against the risks/detriments. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005135) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:35 AM Author: Flesh fat ankles volcanic crater sometimes, a drink is your only friend in the world- don't lose count of that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005175) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:41 AM Author: irradiated business firm You’re not an alcoholic but you’re on your way! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005208) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 8:04 PM Author: Light glittery new version locale (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49006739) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:42 AM Author: concupiscible church So somebody who lived to puberty in the middle ages had a lifespan roughly equal to ours. Yet, they were drinking constantly because the water wasn't safety. What's more, in the USA there's only like 10K liver transplants a year but only 2K people a year die waiting for a liver. It's true that alcohol is bad for you, but so is a lot of shit. The risks of alcohol are hugely overstated. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005212) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:44 AM Author: Carnelian laser beams like the whole milk/lactose intolerance thing, the risks are not equal across different ethnic groups (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005218) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:53 AM Author: wild market background story its ok but with proper diet and training you should be able to get up to 25 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005248) |
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Date: June 12th, 2025 9:47 AM Author: impertinent fragrant selfie state (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49007993) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 11:59 AM Author: saffron titillating liquid oxygen pozpig We’re a mostly male office and allow alcohol. Everyone has bottles of scotch sitting around and we do “martini wednesdays” and such. I have somewhere in that range every day unless I’m in court. All the other lawyers do too except our estate planning guy who started waving a gun around and drove his car partially over the side of a mountain at a firm retreat. He promised everyone he’d never drink again. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005263) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 3:36 PM Author: Ivory Contagious Toilet Seat Kitchen that guy sounds like me when i was drinking, jesus christ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49006030) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 12:11 PM Author: heady zippy home boltzmann what about just drinking on the weekends? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005293) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 12:51 PM Author: Exhilarant tattoo Did you hear about my Work Rage? But yes I used to only drink Friday to Sunday. But then I got some alcoholic friends, more work events with alcohol and drank more and then kept drinking (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005431) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 1:25 PM Author: Rough-skinned ruby newt yeah like a 12 pack friday, saturday, and sunday is nbd, right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005540) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 1:05 PM Author: Hairraiser Alcoholic Double Fault I haven't had any alcohol all year and my life is falling apart (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005476) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 1:05 PM Author: Exhilarant tattoo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005478) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 1:06 PM Author: Talented school I doubt I have five drinks a year (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005484) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 1:09 PM Author: Exhilarant tattoo When do you decide to drink if you have fewer than 5 a year. Like just at a wedding or something you might have two? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005497) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 1:24 PM Author: Talented school New year and special events like seeing my parents for the 3/7 times I'll see them before they die (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005536) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 1:25 PM Author: Federal Athletic Conference Yea, no, that’s not okay. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49005538) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 3:41 PM Author: insane diverse roommate mood ive been having 1.5 to 2 liters of beer everyday for like 10 days now, no breaks. russian beer is delicious and cheap so i wont stop for a while (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49006061) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 8:09 PM Author: Light glittery new version locale keep an eye on your weight (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49006752) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 8:16 PM Author: magical circlehead parlor I think it depends highly on your ethnicity.
If you are Slavic, Irish, English, etc. you can probably drink 3-5 drinks a day and have relatively few consequences. If you are Asian, Native American, etc., not so much.
My father is over 75 and still has 2-3 drinks most days. He still works 4 days a week and is in good health apart from taking a statin for high blood pressure that I think is caused by stress and diet. He is sharp as a tack, walks long distances with no problems, and drives a high performance sports car. The main side effect is he may get drowsy by 9 PM. (But he’s up at 5:45 every morning whether he works or not.) My mom has a low tolerance and has probably 7 drinks per week. She was a SAHM and took decent care of herself, but is in worse health due to a heart condition, random auto-immune stuff, etc.
Social consequences are one thing. Drinking so much you get a DUI or can’t get up and have a purpose requires more than 4 drinks per day, IMO. But in my personal observation, I have not seen adverse health consequences for otherwise healthy people until you are drinking 6 or more per day with frequent 8+ binges. Your mileage may vary, though. |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 8:23 PM Author: magical circlehead parlor Also, a lot of the ill long-term health effects of alcohol are confounded by a drinking culture that includes increased smoking rates, drunk driving, and eating fatty/shitty food. It’s hard to back those out. If you are eating vegetables and high-quality protein and having 2 glasses of wine and a scotch a few nights a week, and not waking up with a hangover, and still exercising and walking, you’re probably fine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49006771) |
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Date: June 12th, 2025 10:03 AM Author: impertinent fragrant selfie state Do you know of anyone who averages three to six per day but does not drink eight or more per day on the weekend?
When I drank every day it took willpower to limit myself to six on a weekend day and the default was eight or more.
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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:23 PM Author: poppy set I would not drink on weekends. I preferred slower nights. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49008609) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 9:46 PM Author: aphrodisiac stead stock car LOL at all the bro-science rationalizing in here. I am a heavy drinker myself so I'm not going to advocate for teetotaling but it's additional self-harm to not keep your eyes wide open.
Alcohol is not good for your health in even small quantities, particularly with consistent daily drinking. 5-15 will catch up to the large majority of people, even if they could sustain it for years with no serious consequences. If you have family history of CVD and cancer, it's particularly stupid to drink like that. It also fucks up your looks, wrecks fitness and muscle development/maintenance, and negatively affects hormone levels. The slow and steady debilitation of cognitive function is also well known and supported by good research. It inflames your digestive tract and fucks up your gut microbiome, which is inarguably critical for good health.
As some of our alco-apologists pointed out, a few a day is not likely to put most people in serious health jeopardy although some downstream consequences are inevitable. There is no cogent argument that 50+ a week won't eventually fuck you up, placing you in a position where you must choose between not being able to really drink in a satisfying way anymore or just diving into the bottle with no heed for the future.
It's still worth it for many people. But scrambling around trying to find tortured rationalizations for why it's fine to dump booze into your body every day in lieu of constructive ways to endure the tedium of life is one of XO's most consistently retarded perspectives. |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:46 PM Author: magical circlehead parlor CR. I’m just saying there’s a big difference between 20 per week and 50. 30 is probably the dividing line of alcoholism—but everyone has their own limits and many people go through phases of more or less drinking. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49007163) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:57 PM Author: Exhilarant tattoo Something tells me you have 20-30 drinks a week. Most people shockingly always think their level of drinking is somehow the healthy or at least acceptable level. But as you point out a lot of heavy drinkers are not heavy drinkers for decades but go through heavy and lighter months throughout the year, which complicates things. It’s not good for you and definitely decreases life expectancy, but being sober most of the time sucks and it’s a trade off consciously made by many. We’re in a historical period of lighter drinking especially in the US so those of that drink heavily are like the new smokers, with all these nanny state types running around talking about the dangers of drinking like they just discovered something new that everyone didn’t already know and consciously accept (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49007191) |
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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:25 PM Author: poppy set Lots of people who would have been or were heavy drinkers are now stoned out of their minds most of the time off edibles and weed pens. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49008612) |
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Date: June 11th, 2025 10:49 PM Author: Spruce sandwich most of the "constructive" ways you mention are ultimately not constructive at all, a great many of them are much worse than just hurting yourself (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49007174) |
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Date: June 12th, 2025 10:06 AM Author: Rough-skinned ruby newt not being able to really drink in a satisfying way anymore tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49008035) |
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Date: June 12th, 2025 1:38 PM Author: irradiated business firm Alcohol: Bad in every possible way, and totally worth it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736153&forum_id=2)#49008642) |