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Do you drink alcohol? If so, how much and how often, and what's your age?
I'm mid 40s and I used to be a social drinker, but gave it up 2.5 years ago because the hangovers, even after 2 drinks, became atrocious. Even if I ate something, spread out the drinks, hydrated, etc. Of my greater social group, though, I'm the only one to give it up. I keep hearing about people drinking less, but no one I know among my age group has slowed down or given it up.
I'll be 40 this year. I drink usually once a week; my friends have a weekly hangout on tuesday evenings at a neighborhood bar, a tradition we've kept up for almost 15 years. I drink usually between 2 and 4 pints, over three to four hours. If I go for 4 pints I feel it quite a bit at the end, 2 pints not really.
My alcohol tolerance has declined quite a bit over time. I used to drink over 5 pints without much of an effect but those days are over. In social gatherings, I'll have a couple of beers, or a couple of glasses of wine, but in general I don't drink on my own or with my wife, unless it's a pairing I really appreciate a lot (for instance, a nice bowl of restaurant ramen requires a beer).
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