Drinking at a young age

[Mint]

I love friday nights so much but I am curious of the health risks. I use to go out and get drunk every weekend but now only get tipsy. At the age of 15/16, is drinking around 5 bottles of Smirnoff ice (or any other drinks adding up to roughly the same units) a week any harm to me whatsoever? I got caught 2 weeks ago and did many things that I regret because I got so drunk. If I was ever to get wasted in like 3/10 weeks then would this do any harm? I think the normal bottles are 1.5 units so thats 7.5 in a night. I know it isn't really much at all but I'm just making sure it is doing no harm to me with me being young.

Thanks and +rep. :)

[Baz]

cool story bro

Edited by Jamesy (Forum Moderator): Please do not post pointlessly, thanks.

[Alkaz]

Your only really meant to have 0>5 units a week but you can have 6>10 a week without any real serious health implications.
Its not a good idea just to go out on one day and binge the night away. You may only have like 10 units but having them at one time isnt good for you at all. If you get 'wasted' each week then it could start to have health risks if you carry it on for years but at the moment as your so young I dont see it doing much harm. Just remember not to abuse yourself, you can only take so much before things stop working properly.

[Nikki]

im just a social drinker, i wouldnt really drink by myself.

[Japan]

It would be a lot better if you drank small volumes of alcohol over a period of days rather than consuming huge amounts in one night.
Probably best to take a condom as well. Even though you're male you can still catch an STD <3

[Accipiter]

don't drink puts it across straight, i barely do :)

and i thought it was 5 units per night? or atleast thats what the heart risk leaflet i was reading said o_O

[FlyingJesus]

Yeah it's certainly not 0-5 a week. Binging is generally advised against but obviously people do drink to get drunk so binging will happen, you can pretty much balance it out by having a decent diet and exercise properly though. Clearly eating a carrot and going for a run won't solve long term drinking related problems but seeing as how there is literally no point telling teens not to go out drinking it's best to just advise an otherwise healthy lifestyle, it makes sense to do so anyway even if you're not drinking so why not.

There's the idea that "eating is cheating" as food soaks up alcohol a bit, but it is a good idea to have something first just to line your stomach or you're likely to chuck up, and having dinner isn't going to make you less drunk than you'd usually be by any considerable amount so it's best to be safe with it, unless you enjoy throwing up or something I know some people do. Some people say milk or whatever lines the stomach well but that's up to you, go with whatever works for you

[Arch]

Ive heard the milk thing too , but personally i wouldnt drink milk before drinking
i think it would make me wanna puke more (if i was going to)

[skipjack]

smirnoff ice lol...........i thought you were gonna say smirnoff vodka

5 units a week isnt going to harm you at all
and getting real drunk every now and then isnt really bad
you just need to know your limits and makesure you eat before you go out :P

[Meree.]

In my opinion this thread would have been better in the teen life section

[buttons]

In my opinion this thread would have been better in the teen life section
******* report it then or give advice :S i owe u -rep for being annoying :)

drink will harm anyone of any age especially if it's binging, you'll be worse off when you're under 18 because your liver isn't fully formed and can't recover easily or whatever, it's kinda common sense you will do some damage at the time but probably not long term, 5 bottles of smirn off ice would do naff all to me in terms of hangover & actually getting intoxicated, even if i drank it every weekend and not just 3/10 weekends so you're probably "safe"
eating (i normally have something light like pasta not a full meal beforehand then bread afterwards) and drinking water before & after (or during aswell if you don't want to get drunk and decrease chances of hangover) will soak up most of it before it stays there too long, having a hangover is coz of the poison n all that in the alcohol so if you have one you've harmed yourself but long term effects probably not

but looooooooooooooooool at being "wasted" on 5 bottles, i doubt that'd happen lol

I'M NOT A DOCTOR :l

[FlyingJesus]

In my opinion this thread would have been better in the teen life section

Well no, he's asking about the health effects of it


eating (i normally have something light like pasta not a full meal beforehand then bread afterwards)

Eww you eat? :S:S:S


but looooooooooooooooool at being "wasted" on 5 bottles, i doubt that'd happen lol

Don't see why not, they're considered weak drinks and all that but they're stronger than a lot of beers really. I know you don't get a pint in a bottle but with all the sugar in them as well it could happen, especially for a young'n

[Glitter]

In my opinion this thread would have been better in the teen life section


well no, cause he's asking what drink does to HEALTH... note why it's in that section lolol :l

[Bun]

5 smirnoff ices, can't see that doing much harm. it's like bloody lemonade.

[GoldenMerc]

for younger'rs its a hard hitter !

[purelysam]

5 units will do basically nothing, though... WHat happends afterwards. You could end up next to some truckie? Lmao.. Nah 5 will do basically nothing, maybe make you tipsie

[kuzkasate]

Doesnt everyone normally get drunk on a friday or the weekends. For me, its a Friday, but I cannot drink alone, it just sucks.
When I normally get drunk with my mates, we know we have reached the limit and we are like k thats more than enough, but we carry on anyway.

If you dont, wheres the fun in that? :O

[Charlottay!]

i dont drink much. ill drink socially. but yh it shudnt affect u too much. but like constantly getting drunk and binge drinkin will do u harm :)

[Eoin]

Doesnt everyone normally get drunk on a friday or the weekends. For me, its a Friday, but I cannot drink alone, it just sucks.
When I normally get drunk with my mates, we know we have reached the limit and we are like k thats more than enough, but we carry on anyway.

If you dont, wheres the fun in that? :O

Drink etc, friday and saturday and dont sleep till sunday. Apart from this weekend because im skint from doing so. lol

[Kindless]

I drink on the odd occasion on weekends but not alot. Just don't seem right sometimes.

[luce]

im just a social drinker, i wouldnt really drink by myself.

yeah but that wasn't the question though was it?

Well it's simple really if it's above the recommended male intake for an adult then it's harmful in the long run. Now because you're not an adult it doesn't take a genius to work out it isn't doing you any favors.

[Mint]

In my opinion this thread would have been better in the teen life section
Umm no... The teen section is for problems with teen life, this is a question about the health effects of alcohol on younger bodies.

******* report it then or give advice :S i owe u -rep for being annoying :)

drink will harm anyone of any age especially if it's binging, you'll be worse off when you're under 18 because your liver isn't fully formed and can't recover easily or whatever, it's kinda common sense you will do some damage at the time but probably not long term, 5 bottles of smirn off ice would do naff all to me in terms of hangover & actually getting intoxicated, even if i drank it every weekend and not just 3/10 weekends so you're probably "safe"
eating (i normally have something light like pasta not a full meal beforehand then bread afterwards) and drinking water before & after (or during aswell if you don't want to get drunk and decrease chances of hangover) will soak up most of it before it stays there too long, having a hangover is coz of the poison n all that in the alcohol so if you have one you've harmed yourself but long term effects probably not

but looooooooooooooooool at being "wasted" on 5 bottles, i doubt that'd happen lol

I'M NOT A DOCTOR :l
To the bit in bold, a hangover is because of your brain being dehydrated, it kind of shrinks a bit and the pain is caused from it pulling away from the skull (the headache).

5 smirnoff ices, can't see that doing much harm. it's like bloody lemonade.
Yeh thats why I love it, easy to drink and doesn't smell. No matter how weak it tastes it still won't hide the fact that it contains around 5.5% alcohol.

5 units will do basically nothing, though... WHat happends afterwards. You could end up next to some truckie? Lmao.. Nah 5 will do basically nothing, maybe make you tipsie
I wasn't asking about how drunk it would make me. I clearly stated that I would only drink 5ish to get me tipsy (so I can socialise better).