I found an online tool for people to measure the impact drinking has had on their health and lives. This is the newbie section and there may be people wondering if their drinking is a problem. Doing this survey solidified it for me.
The Check Your Drinking (CYD) Survey | Alcohol Help Center
My own results:
- I drank 57.1% of the days in 2009. I spent 2,854 hours (or 119 days - one third of the year) under the influence.
- I consumed enough calories through alcohol to gain 53 pounds.
- I spent $3,744 on alcohol. (I calculated that with that money, I could have bought 288 movie passes to my local movie theatre or a trip to almost anywhere in the world.)
And the biggest eye opener: I drink more than 99% of people my age.
If this link has made its rounds, I apologize. I just found it to be an eye opener.