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How much do you drink?
I'm talking alcohol here.
I read once that drinking 6 units of alcohol per day (for a man) constitutes alcoholism. A unit is roughly half a pint of beer, a glass of wine, or a shot of spirit (pub measure). So drink three pints a day and you're an alcoholic. (I can't find an online article to support my post, but believe me, I'm not making this up.)
Now I'm sure that whatever government sponsored agency published this study, they were slightly exaggerating. It got me thinking though, how much do people actually drink. Unitwise per week.
On a regular week, old Robo here drinks about 12 cans of beer (works out to about 7 pints or 14 units), and maybe one or two bottles of wine (6 units each). Very occasionally a shot of spirit. Then there's weekly drunkfests and binges with friends or even alone. I guess I'm a borderline alcoholic according to the study, but in fact, is this a lot for the average person?
(Mods: I'm not sure if this goes here or in General, or if I'm repeating a topic. I couldn't find a thread similar to this.)
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