Question about alcohol addiction for you social drinkers…?
So I recently turned 21 and I want to have an alcoholic beverage for the first time. I want to be able to be a social drinker and maybe get buzzed at most, never drunk. Don’t wanna go there. I have a few friends that drink socially too and not that they make me do it, they respect any decision I make, but I’ve been curious for awhile, and I choose to drink socially, it’s my decision. From looking at a lot of yahoo answers about what drink to try, for my first drink, I decided I wanna start small and try a wine cooler or Smirnoff ice, since they have about 5% alcohol each. From what I’ve read, it doesn’t seem like 1 sip will make you drunk or tipsy, but for a beginner, would a standard 12 oz bottle get you tipsy even or would you need more than that to get tipsy even for a beginner? I know it depends on body weight too, I’m a 125 pound guy if that matters. for my first time, I don’t want to drink more than a 12 oz bottle and maybe move up from there eventually. For you social drinkers out there, how often do you drink a month? Do you really get withdrawal symptoms when you don’t drink that often or it doesn’t affect you too much if you drink a small quantity infrequently? I know people that drink a lot seem to be addicted, but what about people that drink a little infrequently? Also, say I try my first 12 oz Smirnoff ice or something, will I immediately get addicted from the first sip or the first bottle? Is there a chance that I might never be addicted if I just have a 12 oz bottle once in awhile? if you’re a social drinker and can speak from personal experience, I’d like to best hear your answer. And please don’t judge me based on my decision to drink or the type of drink, like I said, I wanna eventually get the buzzed feeling and never drunk. And sorry if it seems like a lot of questions. thanks
Asked by:cfab
neuve1 posted: 16 Oct at 6:01 pm
Absolutely not you will not get addicted by drinking one drink and one 12 oz bottle is not going to do too much to you. Good Luck
17m17p17m posted: 17 Oct at 9:17 pm
You’re reading too much into drinking. Just go out and have fun. One drink isn’t gonna get you drunk, and a sip would do nothing at all. You’re not gonna become addicted unless you become are ******** drinker getting drunk frequently. Being tipsy or even drunk isn’t a bad thing, it just loosens you up to have a little fun.
JUSTONEMORE posted: 21 Oct at 2:19 am
If you are addicted by one drink it means you had a unfortunate genetic disposition to addiction. It does happen to people but it runs in a family history. If you have a family history of relatives which have been addicted to alcohol then it may be possible for you too. But for the average person it is not so likely the case to be addicted to alcohol from one drink or two. It is also not likely to cause addiction if you were to get drunk once. Without the genetic disposition the variables to addiction run a wide gambit. Having a drink is just one of those “adult” decisions we all must make. Good luck with your health.
somegirlok posted: 22 Oct at 11:36 am
oh man just go buy a 40 and try it out. you will feel fine and may even become a cooler person!