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Rarely. The hangover extends over 3 days now. It's just not worth it.

It's been 796 days since I've drank alcohol.

Way too fucking much.

Probably should consider myself a functioning alcoholic.

Usually go through a 1.75L of Jack per week on my own.

Been through a similar phase ~12yrs ago, but pulled out of that one changing jobs.

I drink when I'm stressed, but it's a vicious cycle because I know I shouldn't and that stresses me as well.

I used to drink every Friday, but recently quit. 3 weeks free now

40’s. I stopped almost completely since last October, before that though the average was about two six-packs a week. A combination of wanting to reduce costs and health reasons made me drop it. I had just gotten back a blood test showing elevated levels of cholesterol, so I’ve been adjusting my diet to reduce it and apparently alcohol can contribute to cholesterol/triglycerides. Also should end up saving me somewhere around $1000/yr I think, as I tended to drink pricier craft beers, which are $10–12 a six-pack.

I thought it was going to be harder to stop, that I might have more urges to drink or more breakdowns, I’d been drinking semi-regularly for maybe decades now, but it’s been fine. I’m really curious to see my next blood test results to see what kind of an impact it might’ve had.

I have one beer most nights now, since like a year ago. I never drink more or anything else other than a glass of wine instead occasionally. Before that, maybe once a month. I'm not in race shape (bicycle) any more but for my 30's, I'm in far better shape than most.

Never. I have this weird thing where my liver doesn't process it correctly. If I have one beer I'll throw up for 3 days.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17659-alcohol-intolerance

"When most people ingest alcohol, which contains ethanol:

An enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) helps metabolize (process) the ethanol.

Your liver converts the ethanol to acetaldehyde, a substance that can cause cell damage.

Another enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) helps convert acetaldehyde to acetic acid (vinegar), which is nontoxic.

In people with alcohol intolerance, a genetic mutation (change) makes ALDH2 less active or inactive. As a result, your body can’t convert acetaldehyde to acetic acid. Acetaldehyde starts to build up in your blood and tissues, causing symptoms."

Sometimes not for weeks, sometimes nightly.

Maybe 1 beer a month, on average. And spirits maybe twice a year.

I used to have a beer every few days, now I'll have one every few weeks. They also hit like a truck now. I have no tolerance.

Once a week at most, usually I go two or three weeks before heading over to my local pub.

Incessantly

0 times a year.

There isn't really an upside to getting drunk, but there are a lot of downsides.

Cocktail hour doesn’t take a vacation

Rarely. Maybe one drink every other week or so.

I want to enjoy what I'm drinking. I like Islay single malts. I can't afford the Islay single malts that I really like anymore. So...

1 beer about 5 days per week. Second beer maybe once or twice a month. Haven’t been drunk in probably 5 years or so.

I don’t drink at all. I did the normal college binge drinking thing, but I usually like to keep busy and alcohol makes me too cloudy to think.

So I don’t really enjoy it.

Even if I’m gaming, I get frustrated with the cloudiness and end up just laying around.

I wish there were good quality non alcohol wines And beers as I really like the taste.

Almost Daily. I make wine and drink about 2 bottles a week. 🤗 usually spread out a few glasses in the evening for a few hours after I'm done with anything that requires leaving the house up to bedtime.

I have a rum and coke maybe once every six months. Even a single shot of alcohol makes me uncomfortably hot so I'd rather just have straight coke instead. I really only break out the rum when it's been an awful, awful day and I want to take the edge off.

Once or twice a month I'll have a tall boy and a half, enough to feel bad in the morning

The best way to put it is rarely. Sometimes it's weekly, sometimes it's been 6 months. There's no consistency, and I never drink to get drunk.

Currently I have a bit of grapefruit vodka and fireball whiskey remaining, both are mixers and both fulfill a purpose. The grapefruit vodkas flavor is dead on, and it lasts much longer than actual grapefruit juice. I also just really enjoy cinnamon flavoring with just about anything.

So at this point they are both just flavor additives which happen to be alcoholic.

I don't. I'm on painkillers long term, and mixing them with alcohol is not recommended. However, I didn't really like drinking before, and I don't miss it now.

One beer a night with dinner.

Essentially the same as when I was in college except when I was in college it was social drinking. I try to not drink a lot, so sometimes I'll just stop after two or three a day, some days I have none. It basically starts with me not buying alcohol, when I only have expensive wine and stuff I tend not to casually drink. But I don't drink if I drive, if I work or if I have stuff to do later.

In my 30s I've learned that alcohol is a pretty dangerous and not terribly fun drug.

I'll still drink maybe once a week (but that is a beer or 2, or maybe a bottle of wine).

For the most part, ketamine is a safer and more fun substitute

I don’t think I’ve been “drunk” in at least 10 years or so. But, I tend to have one drink most days after work.

Maybe once a month and I rarely get drunk. The last time I actually drank to get drunk was on vacation in Mexico.

I'll polish a bottle of scotch every few months.

Almost never drink spirits. Beer, maybe 2-4 cans a week, sometimes in one evening if I'm hanging out with friends, sometimes spread over multiple days. Only get drunk a couple times a year.

At the moment? Once or twice a week maybe. And only one or two drinks. A few years ago it was a lot more. But then I was living in a condo downtown with a top notch cocktail bar on the block. I was out most nights doing something or other.

I am 50. The average is a bottle of whisky weekly.

A few times a year. Usually in the summer when I'm outside grilling. Drank a fair amount in my 20s. Then I had kids. I didn't want to be hungover and having to deal with kids. Also didn't have time to drink after kids.

1-2 beers a week I think. Couple weekends in a year with maybe six or so portions.

A beer or bourbon a few times a week depending on how wound up I am after work. Haven't actually drank enough to get drunk in months. The last few times I did it was hitting me weird and just making me tired anyway.

Depends. 4 litres of Wine a week or 750 ml of Whiskey can be considered standard with long gaps in-between.

45 here. Drinking makes my joints hurt the next day. Likely from inflammation.

Maybe twice a year, and then fairly little. A Friday night out with friends resulted in me having headaches until Sunday afternoon, and I wasn't knocking back shots like there's no tomorrow, really just some casual drinks. Not worth it.

I still like going out and drinking (at restaurants, bars, or concerts) but only on the weekends and definitely not every weekend. A lot of my friends don't drink at all anymore, which is fine. It's very rare that I drink at home.