How to drink alcohol on New Year's holidays, so as not to get drunk

How not to overdo it with alcohol on New Year’s Eve and during the holidays?

Let’s get to the bottom of it together with an expert.

According to a global sociological study, Russia is far from being in the top ten “drinking” countries. Australia was the leader, followed by Denmark in second place and Finland in third.

If, after reading all of the above, you thought: “Oh, this looks like toast”, – do not hurry to rejoice. The subject of alcohol is very close to our country, and “drunk Russian” is a stereotype for many countries of the world. All the more so because the New Year’s holiday season will soon descend on Russia and sales of alcoholic beverages will increase again. This is inevitable. And unfortunately, many people are completely unfamiliar with the culture of drinking alcohol.

medical expert, former rehabilitation coach of the South Korean national biathlon team.

The measure of alcohol is a subjective factor and is determined also taking into account the moral and ethical principles of each individual.

We will try to analyze from the point of view of medicine the issues and nuances that may affect you during the New Year vacations. And most importantly, we will tell you what rules you should follow in order not to harm yourself. But first of all – a historical reference.

The exact date of the appearance of alcoholic beverages is difficult to say. We can assume that alcohol is not much younger than the human race. Various ancient tribes used drinks in their rituals to communicate with gods and the dead.

Ever since humans learned to make pottery (8th millennium BC), they also began making a variety of alcoholic beverages from honey, grapes, and other ingredients. Beer, for example, is considered one of the oldest beverages, as it was brewed as far back as Babylon.

In the early 7th century, the Arabs were able to obtain pure alcohol for the first time. An interesting fact is that the very word “alcohol” came from the Arabic language and means “intoxicating”.

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How to determine for yourself a sufficient amount of alcohol?

The measure, as they say, is different for everyone. A lot depends on body weight, on the volume of alcohol drunk, on the conditions of consumption and on the quality of the product.

Andrei: I would say that the measure of a person is a subjective factor and is determined, among other things, by the moral and ethical principles of each individual. Or, if to give an analogy in the concepts of psychoanalysis, the measure is when the barrier of ethics is opened, restraining subconscious secret desires, and then – go ahead – walk the naughty empress. Or emperor.

In order not to overdo it, you need to listen carefully to the body. This way you will be able to stop in time, without bringing the state to critical.

Andrei: I would recommend everyone to understand and accept all the possible risks associated with the use of alcohol and the consequences of its abuse.

What should you not do when you drink alcohol?

It is commonly said that you should not mix different types of alcohol or “downgrade”. But purely theoretically it makes absolutely no difference what and with what you mix, whether you go to lower or higher degrees – all this still gives the effect of poisoning. And it depends only on the amount you drink.

The human body is a unique thing and copes with various tests of strength, but it is important to understand where this very strength ends and endurance experiments begin. Everything is individual.