Was a bit shocked to see that a national paper was labelling anyone that drank more than 4 drinks in one night as a problem drinker, how do you rate in this?

Then the entire nation has a problem!

 

Bunch of crap if you ask me.

Depends on the frequency and ALSO depends on the drink. So I'd say the above poll and opinion from the national newspapers has no susbtance. IE, if you have 4 pints of lager every night, then yeah, I'd say there may be an issue, but if you have 4 glasses of light sparkling wine at weekends...then quite obviously, 'no'.

i rate it as correct

 

what makes an alcoholic? do you have to be drinking 4 litres of scotch a night?

 

completely non compesmentus??

 

No, an alcoholic is someone that uses drink as a crutch, its not the amount you drink its how much you need it and depend on it.

 

id say if you are drinking 4 drinks a night every night then to a point you must be somewhat dependant on it?

load of crap IMO. problem drinkers are people who need to drink not people who like to have a few beers now and again

binge drinkers are problem drinkers, people that feel they need to have a drink every night without fail id say had a slight addiction

i rate it as correct

 

what makes an alcoholic? do you have to be drinking 4 litres of scotch a night?

 

completely non compesmentus??

 

No, an alcoholic is someone that uses drink as a crutch, its not the amount you drink its how much you need it and depend on it.

 

id say if you are drinking 4 drinks a night every night then to a point you must be somewhat dependant on it?

yeah but it says in one night not EVERY night. i had 6 cans of beer last night so that makes me a problem drinker but i know i won't have anothr drink till sunday at the earliest.

ahhhhhh mis read in that case i shall walk myself to the stocks now!!!!

Yeah was going to clarify in one night, not nightly HIC!

i voted no as i just read 4 drinks in 1 night... however i agree that if your drinking 4 drinks in one night every night then you prolly have a problem!

i had 6 cans of beer last night

 

 

You f*cking Alcki!!!! :D

I've heard the argument that 4+ units in one night adds to the chance you hav an accident or get mugged etc.

 

The recommended weekly limits are 21 for a woman, 28 for a man.

 

More than 4 units a day, every day and you have a problem.

 

1 pint of 4% beer = 2 units!

Single spirit or 125ml glass wine = 1 unit.

 

 

Last time the doctor asked when i drank and I told them 50-60 units a week they went nuts.

 

I've cut down alot now. It's not easy - if it wasn't for the health risk I'd happily have six pints a night, every night. But that would make me an alcoholic and eventually kill me so I don't.

You f*cking Alcki!!!! :D

pmsl it was stellaz fault. he started having a beer and i thought it was a good idea :slap:

im T total now have not touched the beer or fags for a week!

Something else to consider is six cans of export strength beer is about 15 units of alcohol - that takes the body 15 hours to get rid of it so there's a chance you might be over the limit the next morning when you drive to work.

On that basis, I have about 10 - 15 units per week....but that's a maximum as I don't drink all that much. Trying to cut down on everything at the moment and use the gym more!

is that

 

do you drink more than 4 drinks EVERY night (at home or out)

 

or

 

do you drink more than 4 drinks in one night when you go out....

is that

 

do you drink more than 4 drinks EVERY night (at home or out)

 

or

 

do you drink more than 4 drinks in one night when you go out....

think its the latter IMO

im all for one having a beer after work wjile watching the footy but EVERY NITE?

 

im sorry but if you are drinking every nite then you have issues.....thats jsut wrong.

 

i work with a lguy who drinks EVERY nite, i mean like 7 or more cans...thats an alki right there.....says he is not and does it cose he cant afford to go out and drink. If he stopped drinking 7 cans a nite then he would be able to afford to go out fooking tool...

im T total now have not touched the beer or fags for a week!

 

u must be skint this week lol :duffer: :duffer:

Now i love a drink more than the next man and tend to drink too much, ive had 1.5ltr of burbon in 3 weeks so i must fall into that catagory.

i think 4 drinks every night is the starting of a problem. now iv'e seen many people (6+) drink themselves to death. When you think "i NEED a drink" you have a problem.

Captain , we have a problem ! She cannae take any more !

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LOL , typical C D :rofl:

:duffer: ;) :D

I dissagree with that. When im at off work, most nights I will have more than 4 drinks but i dont depend on it, as when I go back to work for 4 weeks at sea we dont have any alcohol on board and I dont miss it. but I do enjoy a drink.