Go on, have another...

I drink - quite a lot actually, certainly far more than the advertised "safe" limits. And yet, I don't get drunk. I was trying to think back to the last time I did get drunk, and I think it was at an office party some thirty years ago. And that got me thinking - is it the peer pressure of drinking in groups that is the main cause of binge drinking and alcohol-fueled bad behaviour? Left to our own devices, would most of us drink within our limits, and know when to stop? Not sure whether this helps the current debate about drink-related anti-social behaviour, but just a thought.