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If you're not a "one or two drinks" type of person and alcohol is a negatively impacting you, then you really have to permanently stop drinking like Justin Kan. The average drinker "keeps a lid" by moderating their intake because they know how to stop. It's that simple. If you don't know how to stop, then you have to stop completely.

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This is something I guess I cannot understand about people who consume alcohol to the point of blacking out... For me the consequences are so harsh I just never seek to near that point. I achieve a certain level of buzz, and simply maintain it, sipping throughout the social event. It's quite pleasant, doesn't take many drinks to uphold, and I don't feel hungover in the morning. Maybe some of it is just "brain wiring"?

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