Plan Ahead: Decide what you want from Alcohol
Know how fast your BAC goes up and weigh the potential negative consequences of a high BAC. You can enjoy alcohol without putting yourself at risk. For maximum enjoyment and safety consider a BAC limit of .05-.06.
Set a drinking limit before you begin to drink. Alcohol clouds decision-making and increases confidence, a combination that often leads to risky situations.
When going out to drink, plan to get home without driving. Use a designated driver (someone with 0 drinks), call STRIPES, or walk. Alcohol-related accidents account for more than 40% of all driving fatalities. And if you are under 21, you can get a DWI for having a BAC of just .03.
Specific Tips for Reduced-Risk Drinking
Sip and enjoy your drink. Let the taste and good feeling linger. Drinking for speed and quantity skyrockets your BAC, diminishing the pleasurable effects of alcohol and increasing the negative effects.
Space your drinks. Your body needs time to process alcohol. You may want to alternate alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Drink water while drinking alcohol. Use the water to quench your thirst, not the alcohol—when you are thirsty, you drink faster, and alcohol only contributes to dehydration.
Eat sufficiently before and while drinking. Food slows down alcohol absorption and keeps your drink from hitting you too fast.
Count your drinks. Know the size of a standard drink. Be aware of how fast you are drinking. Stop drinking when you have reached your limit.
Avoid drinking games. Competitive drinking puts pressure on you to drink more than the right amount for you. Remember, BAC level per drink differs radically according to weight, gender and metabolic factors. Maximize the quality of your experience. Don’t try to match someone else.
Specific Tips for Alcohol and Sex
Unwanted and unprotected sex often occurs under the influence of alcohol.
Remember, alcohol doesn’t improve sex. Often the opposite is true.
Watch out for your friends and have them watch out for you. 90% of all college date and acquaintance rapes are alcohol-related.
Source: http://web.missouri.edu/~umcoslwrc/safe_drinking/
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