24.1 Sip your drinks. It helps slow the absorption of alcohol into your body. Drink a glass of water or other non-alcohol beverage for every alcohol drink you consume. Drinking games encourage the excessive consumption of alcohol in a short period of time. Participation in drinking games is associated with intoxication and numerous problems.
Limit drinks to no more than one per hour.
To avoid drinking, or to avoid drinking more at a gathering, you can choose of a number of beverages that look like alcoholic drinks. They include tomato juice, lemonade, iced tea, water and ice cubes, club soda with orange juice, tonic water with a twist of lemon or lime, and either orange juice or 7-Up with grenadine. And they taste good. Protect yourself by never driving if you think, or anyone else thinks, that you might have had too much to drink. And don't let anyone else.