What are some strategies that can be used to moderate ones drinking?

The first step is to decide what you dont like or want to avoid when drinking and to set specific drinking limits based on this. Use the online tool E-Chug to help answer the question What is a safe drinking limit? below to help you decide on your limits. What is your upper limit for the number of standard drinks you want to consume per occasion? What is your upper limit for the number of standard drinks you want to consume per week? (A standard drink = one 12 ounce beer, one 5 ounce glass of wine, or a 1.5 ounce shot of 80-proof liquor.) Next, chose a few strategies for staying within the limits you set. Some strategies that have worked for others include: Switching to drinks that contain less alcohol. Slowing down your pace of drinking. Spacing your drinks farther apart. Avoiding high-proof liquors and shots. Measuring the amount of liquor you use in mixed drinks. Alternating drinking nonalcoholic and alcoholic beverages. Eating before and while you are drinking. Avoiding drinking ga ... more