How many nights a week should I have 1-3 drinks without being considered a problem drinker?

Question

What is a normal amount? Some people think I drink too much. I usually am between 1-3 drinks in the course of the night. Sometimes it is two hours most times it is 4 hours.

Answer 1

1-3 drinks each night should be fine (if you want to drink that often), although it probably would be better if your average were closer to 1-2 than 3.  Drinking that much won't get you drunk (at least not if you drink it over a period of 2+ hours), which leads me to believe that you don't drink for the reasons that cause "problems."  A person who drinks 1-2 drinks 7 nights a week isn't a problem drinker, but one who drinks 7 on Friday is (even though they're consuming half as much alcohol).

Really, it comes down to your motivation.  If you drink because you enjoy the actual drink, great, do it in moderation.  If you do it to get wasted, you have a problem.

Answer 2

It really depends if you are dependant on it. If you need it. Then it's a problem. It's also a problem if it starts to interfer with your life.

But really it depends on your age and your schooling. From what i have noticed if you are in university every night is good for drinking. If you are older then it's good to relieve a bit of stress, especially since red wine is good for you and beer is too. just not in excessive amounts.

Answer 3

Don't consider yourself a problem drinker by how many nights a week you drink.  How many nights can you do without drinking should be your answer.  If you can go a week or let's say 5 days without and no type of withdrawal, then you are not a problem drinker.

Answer 4

If you drink more than 3 nights in a week, you should consider that maybe you could cut down.  It sounds like a habit, otherwise.

Answer 5

i dont see a problem with that unless u get violent and cause trouble then u can drink as often as u like.

Answer 6

you could drink that much everyday if you wanted to

Answer 7

Does it affect your performance at work? Does it affect your home life? Do you feel your drinking is a problem? Do you drink beer of hard liquor? Do you feel you need to drink in order to function? It really depends on a lot of different factors. I see nothing wrong with a few drinks per night a few nights per week as long as it is not negatively affecting the rest of your life.

Answer 8

as long as your not hung over every moring its not a problem

and 1-4 drinks shouldnt deliver a hang over

Answer 9

thats a little much, but as long as you don't get drunk i wouldn't consider it an alcoholic. its just a favored drink i would say

Answer 10

im doin a speech on drinking and found a website it is www.alac.co.nz and it has a test saying test ur drinking so u shuld try it

Answer 11

Two drinks a night is considered normal and healthy for a male. From what you're describing you're fine, but you really didn't get into your motivation for drinking them.

I drink between 1 and 3 drinks a night probably 5 nights a week...of course I'm going on two weeks straight right now...I have a sh#t ton of alcohol from a party left over and I don't want the mini kegs to go bad. Wasting Oberon is a sin. Anyway, my motivation is two fold. I love the taste of finely crafted beer, I sample it, review it and even cellar it to see how it ages. I rarely drink the same thing two nights in a row, which is driving me crazy finishing off these damned mini kegs. The second reason is because it's good for me. The moderate consumption of alcohol has some wonder health benefits.

What is your motivation? That is what will determine if you are a problem drinker.