[lbo-talk] Drinking causes brain shrinkage over long term

[Miles Jackson]

Chris Doss wrote:
> I don't understand how Hitchens, or anybody, can have drunk so much for so long. I used to drink quite a bit, but now in my late 30s if I have four beers I feel like hell and am totally dysfunctional for the entire following day. Hitch is 20 years older than me! How is this possible?
Practice, practice, practice.  (I'm half serious: our bodies build up a 
tolerance to the effect of regularly used substances.)

Miles