I know there are a lot of variables and no set in stone answer but generally speaking how much drinking is too much?

Is it drinks per day, per week, per month? How do you assess it? I mean let’s take a 12 pack. If you drank a 12 pack a week that would be less than 2 a day on average. I don’t think that would be too harmful. But let’s say you drank that same 12 pack a week but you drank them all on Friday and Saturday night - I presume that is worse for you?

I would guess many of us on here drink on occasion and probably a lot fairly regularly. At what volume/frequency does one really need to start worrying?

I can somewhat relate to this. It reminds me of the Dan Pena quote/video which I love.

Theres too much to live for to waste it on trash like that and I have a lot more money in my checking account. It also feels good to wake up at 5am and ready to go instead of dragging.

I know there are a lot of variables and no set in stone answer but generally speaking how much drinking is too much?

It's a problem when every time you drink, you drink to excess.

I don't drink anymore not because I want a beer, but because I want fifteen beers.

If they quit drinking and lived healthily they might survive as the liver has wonderful regenerative abilities. I've also seen folks quit drinking long enough to qualify for a liver transplant and as soon as they are set with the new liver they destroy it too drinking.

What causes the esophagus veins to rupture (they become engorged due to venous vascular backup or congestion. So when you bleed anywhere the ideal treatment is to put pressure on it if possible so we would put a tube down their throat that sticks out the mouth and goes all the way to the top of the stomach. Well part of the tube would inflates to press against the bleeding veins. The part in the stomach would empty blood and air from the stomach. It was medieval ! The coup-de-grace was we put a football helmet and anchored the tube to the face bar. Their hands were tied and they were on regularly scheduled ativan or Valium . (benzodiazepines)

Now some liver failures don't have this problem (portal hypertension) and just get toxic from rising ammonia levels and other toxins that the liver would usually eliminate from the body. These folks go into comas .

Liver function can be tested with a simple blood test that we should all get with a yearly exam.

It's a problem when every time you drink, you drink to excess.

I don't drink anymore not because I want a beer, but because I want fifteen beers.

I've got three friends that turned 40 this year, know them since kindergarten. The way they've been going theist 20 years; they all be dead before 50. My buddy's dad passed away earlier this year and I saw them all at the funeral, 10am and they looked like hammer dig chit in a suit. Sad really, some of the brightest people I know, all three had full academic rides. One to Wash-U, one DePaul and the other UT.

I drink because i wanted to drown my sorrows but now the damned things have learned to swim

My son has been a drinker since he was 15 and is now 38 and an alcoholic. Been to rehab several times, but will not get involved with a recovery program. His wife, well she is a drug addict and same thing - thinks she can do it on her own. Got kicked out of rehab and will not commit to a recovery program. So me and my wife have gone to court to get temporary custody of our granddaughter to keep the drug addict from taking her back. It's not the plan we had for our life approaching our 70's. Turns out the paperwork CPS gives you to be the caretakers is worthless if the parent wants to call the police and force you to hand the child over. It makes no sense that CPS can show up at a meth house, flash their badges and take a child, but then when the grandparents have her with the CPS paperwork there is nothing preventing the parents from taking her back without the grandparents permission. So we had to spend a bunch of money to go through the courts to protect the baby.
I don't think our son will make it to 40. It's difficult to watch your child basically kill himself.

I know there are a lot of variables and no set in stone answer but generally speaking how much drinking is too much?

Is it drinks per day, per week, per month? How do you assess it? I mean let’s take a 12 pack. If you drank a 12 pack a week that would be less than 2 a day on average. I don’t think that would be too harmful. But let’s say you drank that same 12 pack a week but you drank them all on Friday and Saturday night - I presume that is worse for you?

I would guess many of us on here drink on occasion and probably a lot fairly regularly. At what volume/frequency does one really need to start worrying?