Pay attention to alcohol limits

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'The body's ability to metabolise alcohol decreases with age, so that sensible drinking limits for 25 to 30-year-olds are not sensible as you get older. There is evidence that moderate alcohol consumption, particularly of red wine, protects against heart attacks and strokes and is associated with healthy ageing. However, the term "moderate" refers to much lower levels of alcohol than most baby boomers imagine. Certainly lower than the upper limit of recommended sensible drinking levels.'
Professor Mary Gilhooly, head of gerontology research (the study of ageing) at Glasgow Caledonian University

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kim, over 2 years

for the last 2 years I have drunk everyday,but for the last 2 months I was drinking nearly 24 hours a day becouse after just 1 hour without a drink I started with dt,s.I was given tablets for a week to stop them and they do work.Now I goto aa which helps a lot.Just take it day by day or even hour by hour.good luck

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stephen millar, over 2 years

i have been looking at the article on dt's and it says that withdrawal symptons occur 2 -3 days after the last drink. i start withdrawing on the first day. i start shaking, get pains around the top part of my body, get moody and generally have to have a beer to stop them. drinking destroyed my family life, to which i have three kids. i also lost my job and suffered depression. my mum told about some tablets you can get from the doctors so i went today and she has refered me to alcohol and drugs unit. i would like to know why i get these symptons on the first day.

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