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How can you tell a social drinker from a problem drinker?
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 532631" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Believe it or not, my ex was the one who would always lecture <em>everybody else</em> about drinking and driving, even though he did it himself every single day! He never went anywhere without that 6-pack next to him on the seat of the car. But he genuinely believed that he was "different" from everybody else, that the alcohol didn't affect him or his driving like it did everybody else! Try arguing with <em>that</em> logic! It's true that because he had drank so much for so long, he could drink enough to have put anybody else under the table before the affects showed on him to the casual observer. Of course, I could always tell. And even though he wasn't staggering around like somebody else might have been who had drank that much, his judgement and reaction time were just as impaired as anyone else's would be. I've seen him get out of the car and weave his way to the front door, still insisting that he was fine to drive, even with the kids in the car ... because he was "different" and it didn't affect him the same way as it did everybody else! And he really believed that! That's why it's so unbelievably dangerous! Once someone like that starts drinking, their judgement goes right out the window!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 532631, member: 1883"] Believe it or not, my ex was the one who would always lecture [I]everybody else[/I] about drinking and driving, even though he did it himself every single day! He never went anywhere without that 6-pack next to him on the seat of the car. But he genuinely believed that he was "different" from everybody else, that the alcohol didn't affect him or his driving like it did everybody else! Try arguing with [I]that[/I] logic! It's true that because he had drank so much for so long, he could drink enough to have put anybody else under the table before the affects showed on him to the casual observer. Of course, I could always tell. And even though he wasn't staggering around like somebody else might have been who had drank that much, his judgement and reaction time were just as impaired as anyone else's would be. I've seen him get out of the car and weave his way to the front door, still insisting that he was fine to drive, even with the kids in the car ... because he was "different" and it didn't affect him the same way as it did everybody else! And he really believed that! That's why it's so unbelievably dangerous! Once someone like that starts drinking, their judgement goes right out the window! [/QUOTE]
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