Resident alcoholic making a public PSA here.
For the love of god, if you're even planning on trying it out, don't fucking do it at a party or some shit. Everyone reacts differently, and you should at least know your limits.
Second, if you're going to poison yourself, at least be as healthy as you can to lessen the negative effects. Eat full meals the day and day before you decide to drink. Also eat a meal before/while doing it. Don't stuff yourself, but just have full, balanced meals. Also make sure to drink a lot of water before, after, and during to make processing the alcohol easier on your body.
Third, if after you drink, you DON'T wake up with a hangover, you're far too young to be drinking. Your metabolism is still in full overdrive and your body is still maturing. SO DON'T DO IT.
The drinking age varies by country. While you shouldn't be drinking before the countries law, you definitely shouldn't be doing it while your body is still maturing. You're only going to fuck up your own development and it'll end badly for you.
Of course, this is only if you want to try the stuff. I'd rather people at least do shit properly instead of trying to jump off a roof during a party or some shit.
Another thing is to avoid drinking too regularly. Not only is it bad for you but
you'll also build up a tolerance and you'll go through your booze quicker.
In all likelihood, I'm probably going to end up having a fucking bar under my house once I can.
Resident Alcoholic you're 18....?
I'm going to agree with snivy tho, I recommend if you are going to drink for the first time do it with your friends, if you friends aren't old enough well... wait.
Alcohol is a dehydrant, it block some of your bodies ability to absorb water, which is why you tend to pee a lot when you drink alcohol. The "Hangover" that you would feel in the morning, is from your brain being dehydrated and shrinks; ( your brain is mostly water) when your brain shrinks it pulls on the connective tissue holding it against your skull, which gives you a headache, and the "Hangover" the next day. Moral of the story, don't be afraid to drink water in regular intervals.
I'm sorry snivy I have no idea what your talking about with the if you don't get a hangover your body is too young. You should follow a different mantra, if you got a hangover, you drank too much. Only once have I ever woken up with a pretty good hangover.
But yea I definitely agree that you guys shouldn't drink before when the laws tells you to. I didn't and I was very happy I stuck to my guns on it.
Everything in moderation, alcohol isn't inherently bad in itself. Over consumption is, if you drink yourself stuped, more often than not all you wake up with is a headache and a rightful of regrets. It is
Extremely easy to over-consume if you let it.
The best way to keep from over doing it, is just set a limit for yourself before you go out. Make sure that limit is low enough that you wont drink so much you forget about it. Then stick to it, and don't give in to the fellow trying to make you do shots.
To a certain extent you can build up a tolerance for alcohol, your liver can become more efficient at processing it, however at the same time it is killing your liver, which over time will reduce its capacity to process alcohol.
