My week of counting drinks is done. Per the NIAAA guidelines, I had a total of 39.8 drinks (I was so close), with an avgerage of 5.7 per day and a standard deviation of 2.7 (though the distribution was not normal). During that time I had 25 cocktails, beers, or glasses of wine, meaning that my average NIAAA drink per glass is 1.6x. I think my experience on that front would be similar for any liquor drinker and most wine drinkers (i.e., that the definition of "drink" is smaller than what people actually pour for themselves or consume at a bar).
I'll note that it was a highly functional week. No blackouts or hangovers, no staying up late or sleeping in or missing work. Seems like the NIAAA drinks/week standard is perhaps a bit off.
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