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My grandfather was an alcoholic, which scared my dad to such an extent that he won't drink at all. I drink fairly often, but only beer. I wonder in these stats
by partiallypro 7y ago
My grandfather was an alcoholic, which scared my dad to such an extent that he won't drink at all. I drink fairly often, but only beer. I wonder in these stats how much of this is liquor/spirits vs beer. I just can't see people drinking themselves to death (as in overdosing) with beer because it makes you so full feeling, where as liquor and wines require much less liquid to make you intoxicated that it's much harder to judge and pace.
- lolc 7y agoTo some people, beer is food. It's not pretty to watch them rot away with malnutrition. In one company I worked, we were instructed to watch one guy come with us for lunch. If we didn't, he'd slink away with a few beers for lunch.
- GordonS 7y agoKeep in mind that not all beer is 4% alcohol. My grandfather was an alcoholic. He was stationed at various places in Europe during WW2 and saw some truly horrible things during that time. He had nightmares for the rest of his life. After the war, he drank vodka for many years, then later switched to cheap, strong lager (something like 8-10%, which tasted like cat's piss), which he drank all day, every day, for another 20 years or so. He didn't eat much during this time, presumably because he was full of lager. A bit of an aside, but I may as well add some more, since we're sharing stories. He ended up in hospital for a few weeks due to some condition caused by his alcoholism (surprising it took so long, really), and nearly died. He went through withdrawals during that time, and almost dieing gave him quite the scare - he never touched another drop from that day on. It was quite incredible how he was able to just stop with no relapse after drinking so heavily for so long.