Is getting extremely drunk once a month as dangerous as having a couple of drinks once a night?

Question

Hi there, I am 21 and go out on the razzle about once a month, when I usually get through a couple of bottle of wine and end up smashed off of my face and feeling like warm faeces the next day. But I don't drink a drop outside of these nights out.

Is what I do more or less dangerous than having a pint or two every day? Thanks

Answer 1

i think your weekly allowance is about 21 units of alchohol or about 10 and a half pints so what you are doing it's probably not doing you any harm, although people might tell you bad stories about binge drinkers and that.

I have about two pints a day about 3 times a week and a few more at the weekend, and have been doing for a few years with nothing bad happening so don't be worrying.

You only need to worry if you start drinking bottles of wine every day and wake up with your face in the gutter and your pants round your ankles and you can't remember what happened.

Answer 2

It's considerably more dangerous. Having two drinks a night would mean your body is only absorbing a fairly small amount of alcohol which it can easily deal with.

Drinking a lot, as you say you do, means your body is dosed with a large toxic load of alcohol. It will cause organ and brain damage if you drink in this way for an extended period - admittedly this will take years rather than months. There is also the increased risk of an accident while you are incapacitated through drink, as well as the greater risk of ending up in a fight. There's nothing much wrong with getting merry once in a while but getting utterly wrecked is not something you want to do regularly.

Answer 3

Binge drinking is always more dangerous that drinking moderately. The reason we get "intoxicated" is because alcohol is - yes you guessed it - a toxin. When consumed in small quanities, your liver, kidney's and other organs have an easier time removing the toxin from your system. Not to mention the other risks you take when you are inebriated.

You can get away with it right now, but trust me brother - it will hit you harder when you get older.

Bottom line - 1 -2 glasses of wine a day = good.
1-2 bottles in one sitting = fun, but bad.

Answer 4

Gosh hon, let's use your logic somewhere other than in alcohol for a moment, see if it makes sense. Is swallowing the whole bottle of prescription pain relievers the same as taking one or two a day for a backache?

When you get caught speeding by the police, do you tell them that you drive 20 miles below the speed limit 6 days out of the week so you can drive 50 miles over the speed limit on Friday nights?

C'mon, use some common sense, stop drinking.

Answer 5

I would say what you are doing is more dangerous, I would stick to a couple of drinks daily, and that way you won,t be feeling like warm faeces either

Answer 6

More dangerous (although I wouldn't recommend 2 drinks *every* night either). You can actually die if you are extremely drunk. The alcohol is toxic. Stick with moderation and, if you have a ride home, get a little drunk only when you can't think of doing anything else.

Answer 7

Binge drinking is defined as drinking more than 5 units of alcohol. Binge drinking is very dangerous and puts your vital organs such as your kidneys and liver at risk of destruction.

Drinking 3-4 units per day (for men) and 1-2 (for women) a day is considered a healthy level of alcohol to drink.

As a nurse, I have seen patients who are not much older than yourself, and with similar drinking habits, with irreversible liver disease.

Answer 8

Its more dangerous I think.

With a small glass of wine a day, you'll be ok. But binge drinking once a month causes more harm For one thing, you make yourself vulnerable to being out of your senses and doing silly things you might regret later.

Don't get into that! Stay clean and sober...

Answer 9

More dangerous by far.
Its called binge drinking, consuming too much alcohol for the body to cope with within hours.
Having a couple of drinks every day would be better!!!

Answer 10

Lets face it we all know drinking in excess can be dangerous but can`t say i know too many people who stick religiously to goverment guidelines on how much is safe!!
Binge drinking is well known to be more dangerous but to be honest i wouldn`t worry too much as long as you`re not so pissed you can`t remember anything the next morning!!