Tips on How to Drink Alcohol and Stay Sober

You've been in those situations. I know I have. You only drink in social situations. And, you find yourself in a social situation where you're expected to drink more alcohol than you really want to. Whether it be an office party where the boss keeps pushing drinks at you and encouraging you to "Relax!", or a business meeting where the client is downing them one after another. He or she doesn't like to drink alone, so you're bought a drink everytime they get a new one. For situations like these, you need to know how to drink alcohol and stay sober.

1. Eat Before the Event
Drinking any amount of an alcoholic beverage on an empty stomach is just asking for trouble. Not only will the alcohol be absorbed quickly into your system, but this practice can also harm your stomach lining. So, if you want to drink and stay sober, eat an hour before you begin to drink. The best foods to eat are proteins like eggs, cheese, nuts, boiled potatoes, two tablespoons of olive or sunflower oil, pickles, and other salty foods.

2. Choose the Drink With the Lowest Alcohol Content
Typically, it takes the human body an hour to get rid of a half ounce of alcohol. Drink more alcohol than that in the same time, and the excess alcohol will start to affect your brain. What contains a half ounce of alcohol? A twelve-ounce can of beer, a half cup of wine, and a shot of hard liquor.

3. Stay With the Same Drink
Whatever alcoholic drink you choose to drink, drink the same thing all evening. Mixing beer, wine, vodka, whiskey, gin, or other alcoholic beverages together will certainly make you drunk. (And give you a killer hangover in the morning!)

Even though they're not alcoholic beverages, if you want to stay sober, avoid drinking carbonated drinks like soda, too. The carbonation helps carry the alcohol to your bloodstream quicker. Pass up carbonated wines and champagne too.

4. Nibble Throughout the Event
As you drink alcohol, make sure that you nibble more foods throughout the evening. Again, the best foods are proteins like eggs, cheese, nuts, boiled potatoes, pickles, and other salty foods.