Do you think you may have a drink problem?

[Velvetee]

I'm watching a programme on Bravo about people around the UK who go on regular extreme drinking binges.

How many people here would say, honestly that they have a drink problem?

How many units of Alcohol do you get through per week?

If you do feel you have a problem, are you at all concerned about the longterm effects?

[codger66]

I must admit that I drink far too much,
Probably in excess of 80 units per week,
But at my age, I don't think i will worry about long term effects,
It does not make me nasty, sometimes very silly.
But who cares, I do not drink and drive,
My daughter said to me last week,
"Do you know how long alcohol stays in your bloodstream dad?"
I said ,well mines been there about fifty years now.

[zxyvixy]

booze britain very interesting programme watching people makes fools of them self,
i haven`t had a drink since the begining of october.so i cant answer the question.

[ELVIS68]

Do you mean Booze Britain?..it`s cringeworthy to watch and people like that are just *********

[ELVIS68]

Oops forgot....I don`t go by units but I drink between 10 and 20 pints a week depending on what shift I`m on.

[babybow]

no, i do not drink !!
according to legomanic i have a drink problem even though the jerk has never meet me and i have never spoken to him.


In Cyberland no-one can hear you laugh..............

[Velvetee]

Codger, I'm presuming you are male and 80 units of Alcohol is way over the odds, according to the experts.

The Government recommendations is about 14 units per week for women and 21 for men.

Are you concerned that you may not be around for your kids or grandchildren over the next 10 years or so? Do you have a really huge waistline at all?

[zxyvixy]

"Do you mean Booze Britain?..it`s cringeworthy to watch and people like that are just *********
why would it be cringeworthy too watch most peeps have been in the same situation at some time.

in cyberland we can be as false we want.!!

[shanx]

i can see your point ! and understand your concern , i like a glass of wine , but know when to stop , some dont .

[ddaisy992]

my ex was a heavy drinker, he would go on weekend sessions that ended up goin on til the folowing wednsday! He collapsed into a drink induced coma thankfuly they got him to hospital but suffered a stroke an liver damage. He never fully recoverd and we split up 2 an a half years later, he still drinks an i couldnt put my boys through watchin him drink himself too an early grave.

[zig.zag]

care to share a bottle of chardonnay shanx?

lol

[Velvetee]

I know how you feel Daisy. My father was drinker from the age of 11 back in the Caribbean, where his staple diet was West Indian Strong rum.

I rarely remember a time during my childhood and latter years where he wasn't drunk. He would drink 2 litres of Old England sherry per day and the alcohol eventually cost him his life at 73.

I've never been interested in drinking and don't like the taste of alcohol. I did have a drink (first for about a year) at a posh cricket do last Friday, but watered my 2 glasses of Champagne down with Orange juice.

[shanx]

hee hee zig .

[shanx]

sometimes i wish i did zig LOL.

[zig.zag]

i must have a word with your sisters shanx

see if i can sort them out for you lol

[ddaisy992]

its so sad Velvetee that alcohol gets a strong grip on people. My ex was offerd counseling and support but didnt take it, broke my heart when we split up but my boys must come first. I like a southern comfort or whiskey while unwinding but never drink infront of them.

[shanx]

the bloody cheek of them you wouldnt believe zig .:(

[ELVIS68]

"Nobody has a problem with drinking...it`s stopping that`s the problem"

Oliver Reed 1990