Alcohol question

[hahahavefun]

If a small framed female say weighing around 46 - 50 kilos drank bourbon and coke from around 3.20pm to between 9 - 10 every week night do you believe she would still be over the limit if she got in her car to drive at say 6am the morning after . 

Someone i know drinks like this and its more on a Friday and Saturday night as she stays up later. She doesnt see her drinking as a problem because she budgets for it . In 6 days she has drunk 2 x 1.25 ltrs bourbon and started on a 3rd not to mention all the coke tht she has also .

I believe if she got pulled over on the way to work one morning she would blow over the limit, would you agree ?

[ufo_investigations]

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@hahahavefun wrote:

If a small framed female say weighing around 46 - 50 kilos drank bourbon and coke from around 3.20pm to between 9 - 10 every week night do you believe she would still be over the limit if she got in her car to drive at say 6am the morning after . 

Someone i know drinks like this and its more on a Friday and Saturday night as she stays up later. She doesnt see her drinking as a problem because she budgets for it . In 6 days she has drunk 2 x 1.25 ltrs bourbon and started on a 3rd not to mention all the coke tht she has also .

I believe if she got pulled over on the way to work one morning she would blow over the limit, would you agree ?

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My guess is she would be over the limit the next day and she would be causing damage to her liver if she drinks every night.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@amber-eyed-girl wrote:

You are a good friend to be concerned. Yes, it is a drinking problem.

Good luck...hope you can help.

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Your friend is an alcoholic.  

Being a "good friend" rarely helps any addict. The addict usually end up hating the good friend's guts and slagging the "good friend" off all over town.

You ready for that?  Girded your loins? All good to go? 

You won't be able to help. Addicts stop using when they decide to stop using. 

There is no magic word, phrase, state of being, thing to do which will help an addict decide to stop. Only they can decide they need to stop. 

"Helping" an addict will suck the life out of you.

STEP AWAY FROM THE ADDICT AND SAVE YOURSELF!

[imastawka]

"Helping" an addict will suck the life out of you.

STEP AWAY FROM THE ADDICT AND SAVE YOURSELF!

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Good advice - worth repeating.

Those who have dealt with alcoholics know that she will consider

you to be interfering with her 'lifestyle'

She will resent you.   Do not be a 'well-meaning' friend

Surely it is up to her family.

[punch*drunk]

The best way to find out if she's over the limit the following morning is to let the police know the car she drives and the route she takes to get to work and they will pull her over and breathalyse her.

Depending on how early she starts drinking and finishes (or passes out), she could very well be ok by the next morning.

I'm not sure how true it is but I thought heavy (every day) drinkers actually tested lower on a breathalyser than you might expect them to.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@imastawka wrote:

"Helping" an addict will suck the life out of you.

STEP AWAY FROM THE ADDICT AND SAVE YOURSELF!

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Good advice - worth repeating.

Those who have dealt with alcoholics know that she will consider

you to be interfering with her 'lifestyle'

She will resent you.   Do not be a 'well-meaning' friend

Surely it is up to her family.

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I would give the same advice to her family. 

"Helping" an addict will suck the life out of you.

STEP AWAY FROM THE ADDICT AND SAVE YOURSELF!

Give her an AA pamphlet or link and then GTFO.  RUN RUN RUN, she's gonna spack it at you! LMFAO!

Try Al Anon for yourself if you are very emotioanlly involved with the addict/user

Al Anon is for families and friends of alcoholics/addicts. (There is NA - Nar Anon -if your loved one/friend is a substance abuser).

Um, good luck?

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@punch*drunk wrote:

The best way to find out if she's over the limit the following morning is to let the police know the car she drives and the route she takes to get to work and they will pull her over and breathalyse her. 

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Really? That's the BEST WAY?

LMFAO!

I have called the cops and told them about someone I know who is driving drunk time and time and time again.

Everytime I see his car parked in the local shopping centre (outside the pub) I call the cops. Even when his car is unregistered (which is most of the time) the cops NEVER catch him or pull him over. 

This is a man who was sacked from being a public BUS DRIVER for DRIVING DRUNK.  And he's still at it. With impunity. 

No, it's not my ex. 

[2106greencat]

wow buzz, a little empathy would go a long way.

I take it you have experienced a bad time with an alcoholic, so I feel for you.

They can be self destructive and most certainly can make life for all who love and live with them miserable, but.........

I would like to think someone would at least try once, how can someone just automatically turn away and say - oh, she's doomed, let's run for the hills.

Yes, I am a recovering alcoholic, and I knew I needed help and thank God my kids got in my face and helped me thorugh it.

[Anonymous]

I wouldnt suggest AA for anyone. or NA.

The first thing they tell you is you can't stop drinking or using by yourself. you will only make it by being part of a group.

The secong thing they tell you is to believe in a 'higher power'-  you have to turn your life and will over to a god.

but possibly the worst thing about these groups is the people that get there. a lot of them are criminals who have evaded jail by being court ordered to go to rehab and AA or NA meetings. they're all fine and dandy until they start drinking and drugging again. then you dont know who youre dealing with.

[joz*garage]

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@just*duff wrote:

I wouldnt suggest AA for anyone. or NA.

The first thing they tell you is you can't stop drinking or using by yourself. you will only make it by being part of a group.

The secong thing they tell you is to believe in a 'higher power'-  you have to turn your life and will over to a god.

but possibly the worst thing about these groups is the people that get there. a lot of them are criminals who have evaded jail by being court ordered to go to rehab and AA or NA meetings. they're all fine and dandy until they start drinking and drugging again. then you dont know who youre dealing with.

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where would you suggest duff?

are there other organizations with a better success rate?

i would suggest AA or NA. i would also suggest to take in whats postive and leave the rest and not to get stuck there. once you learn all you need to know about addiction and you are strong enough to control yourself...break free...worked for me! 

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@2106greencat wrote:

wow buzz, a little empathy would go a long way.

Yes, I am a recovering alcoholic, and I knew I needed help and thank God my kids got in my face and helped me thorugh it.

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Meh.