Originally Posted by
PhaseTwo 
if you're asking this question to see if you can get away with drinking less than the responses i would give serious thought to quitting because that usually doesnt work out.
This is excellent advice and I'll illustrate with my story.
A couple years ago, I didn't get withdrawals. My alcoholism progressed unbelievably rapidly though. After my first serious attempt at sobriety and bad withdrawals, I relapsed multiple times. Each detox/withdrawal was worse until one time, after 5 months sober, I drank for two days and was hospitalized. I'd only had 12-16 ounces of whisky each of those two days and the withdrawals were unreal. I couldn't believe what was happening to me.
I believe once a certain point is reached, detoxing is more and more dangerous, painful and difficult. I really believe the old saying that the next drink could kill you. For me, I take it literally.