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How to Enhance your Alcohol Enjoyment

By Peter Cutforth

May 21, 2013

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Alcohol has been referred to as the “nectar of the gods” that can enhance health, relaxation, pleasure and social interaction but consumed in excess, alcohol like all things in life can be detrimental. When you go to a party would you eat the entire cake by yourself? No, of course not so why is that some people think they can drink in excess without any consequences?

So if getting drunk is bad for you why is that it is so socially and culturally acceptable? In Victoria for example 40 per cent of drinkers admitted to consuming alcohol for the sole purpose of getting drunk to the point of slurred speech and lost balance. This is an overwhelmingly high number of drinkers engaging in binge drinking and probably a large number of them also engaging in other alcohol related misconduct.

According to a survey by the group FARE (The Foundation for Alcohol and Research Educations), two thirds of Aussies believe it is acceptable to get drunk. The survey also revealed that almost a quarter of Aussie drinkers report not being able to stop drinking once they start. They have most probably conditioned themselves to drink excessively over a period of time which is why they cannot stop at one or two drinks.

FARE’s survey also revealed that 3.5million Aussies suffer from drinker’s remorse. This is indicative of a problem of self-control and a culture of excessive drinking engrained into people from a young age. Most Aussies don’t feel comfortable in a pub, bar or club without drinking and some (Around 25 per cent) drink until they can’t remember anything.

Another problem identified by the survey which is contributing to the culture of “drunkenness” is pre-drinking. Around 50 per cent of drinkers drink at home before heading out to a club, pub or bar, many are already intoxicated when they get there.

Here are some tips to combating excessive drinking:

1. Know your limits and stick to it. In addition to knowing the legal limits and what constitutes a standard drink, develop a system to understand your limits and quit drinking before you get drunk.

2. Eat food while you drink. It is particularly good to eat high protein foods such as cheese and peanuts, which help to slow the absorption of alcohol into the circulatory system.

3. Sip your drink. If you gulp a drink for the effect, you are losing a pleasure of drinking, namely tasting and smelling the various flavours, for example in wine.

4. Accept a drink only when you really want one. At a party if someone is trying to force another drink on you, ask for ice or drink a non-alcoholic beverage.

5. Become a connoisseur,learn to choose quality rather than quantity. Learn the names of fine wines, whiskeys, and beers. Learn what beverage goes with what foods rather than just drinking the cheapest drinks so you can consume more and get more intoxicated.

I came across an interesting saying which basically sums up responsible drinking it says, “Drinking responsibly means never having to feel sorry for what happened while you were drinking”.  Ultimately this means not becoming drunk.

 

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