Drinking too much?

[smartster]

How much is too much?

[rja211077]

i suggest you check out http://www.downyourdrink.org/

[andy hughes]

It depends on a lot of factors - age, weight, amount eaten, tolerence, the list is endless. For me, as a teetotaller, half of lager would render me incapable of finding my car, never mind driving it! If you are ill, or sick, you are overdoing it. If you feel the urge to take your trousers off over your head, you've probably had enough! get the idea?

[woodpam]

You can't always rely on physical effects to let you know when you're overdoing it. I have an acquaintance who can drink extraordinary amounts and remain standing and never has a hangover. However it had a negative effect on the rest of his life, i.e. he was spending a fortune, missed family meals etc because he was always in the pub and could never be the designated driver so his wife always filled in the gaps he created in their family life. He is also quite temperamental when he's had a few and everyone treats him very warily. His wife obviously couldn't live like that for ever, he's now divorced, and having no curb on his drinking left, fast becoming an embarrassing drunk, to the dismay of his children. I'd say if alcohol is having a negative effect on an individual's life, or the lives of people around them, it's time to think about cutting down drastically.