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i keep seeing think pieces about why later millennials and gen z aren't drinking as much as previous generations and i definitely think there are a bunch of nuanced, overlapping reasons for why that is. but one that i don't see explored often enough in these articles/threads is that at a lot of places, a simple cocktail will cost darn near as much as an entree

#like liquor is always expensive but cocktails specifically have apparently gone up more than 40%+ in price since the 2010s and #dollar beer nights are certainly a dying (or mostly dead) breed lol #no shit young people aren't drinking as much #part of it is that they can't afford to #alcohol #not st #doctor's log

Do not quit alcohol cold turkey

Do not suddenly stop drinking alcohol as a new years resolution if you have been consistently using alcohol most days

Your body gets used to the presence of the alcohol as a sedative in your system

Suddenly removing the sedative you are chemically accustomed to is like suddenly removing the wall you are leaning on - you will topple over

You brain electricity gets overexcited

This causes seizures

This causes sudden onset dementia (Wernicke's encephalopathy)

This causes brain damage

If you use alcohol often (even in moderate amounts)

Or in large amounts

Or you have ever noticed you get shakey tremors and anxious when you stop drinking

Then your body is chemically dependant and you need to be very careful coming off alcohol otherwise you will cause brain damage

Slowly wean down the amount you drink over days or weeks

Talk to a doctor about your goals to quit and ask about support options

Medically supported withdrawal is a lot safer

If alcohol withdrawal goes badly there is a 15% chance it will kill you.

Do not go this alone

You deserve to be safe

#New years resolutions #alcohol #harm minimization

People who don’t drink alcohol:

Why not?

Medical reasons

Religious reasons

Personal history of addiction

Family history of addiction

Don’t like the taste

Don’t like the sensation

Moral objection

Never interested

Other

I do drink alcohol

Voting ended onDec 23, 2025

Just because I’ve seen a few alcohol-consumption polls going around and I always say there are a ton of reasons people may not drink and that’s fine!

This is a judgment-free zone, getting rude in my notes will result in deletion/blocking!

#tumblr polls #food polls #alcohol

Hypothetical scenario: You're attending a wedding, and at the reception it turns out that no alcohol is being served. You know that the couple getting married don't drink alcohol often, but also that they don't struggle with addiction. You don't know anything about the drinking habits or restrictions of anyone else in attendance.

Would you be surprised and/or disappointed if you attended a wedding and there was no alcohol being served?

Surprised and disappointed/upset

Surprised, but neutral, not disappointed/upset

Disappointed or upset, but not surprised

Not surprised and neutral, I'd be fine with it

I'm more surprised when there IS alcohol

Other

I don't know the expectations re: there being alcohol at weddings/show results

Voting ended onMay 21

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