Observe rugby players, tailgaters at football games, champions getting showered with champaign. The purpose of this article is to look at some of the problems associated with alcohol and athletes and offer some solutions. The answer varies. What's too much alcohol for one person may be OK for another. In general, large, muscular athletes can handle more alcohol without untoward consequences than can smaller people.
Women are more susceptible than men to the effects of alcohol.
People who drink regularly can handle more alcohol than can non-drinkers. Experts say it's not only how much you drink, but the extent to which it interferes with your life that determines whether you have a problem with alcohol. There's unlikely only one cause for all alcohol problems. But we do know drinking problems tend to run in families. The people are from all walks of life, ages, and levels of alcohol intakes.