Drink at your own pace
One way to get out of binge drinking behaviour is to not try to keep up with other drinkers.
Avoid eating salty foods or snacks
These will encourage you to drink more quickly.
Limit yourself
Setting limits and sticking to them, for example, having no more than two drinks during the course of the evening, can correct binge drinking behaviour.
Drink water or other non-alcoholic beverages in between cocktails or beers
This will slow down your rate of alcohol consumption, as well as make you feel fuller faster.
Set regular "non-alcohol" days during the week
And stick to them.
Do not allow your drink to be topped up
You may lose track of how much alcohol you have been consuming. Instead, finish a drink slowly and with food.
Take along a non-drinking buddy or a non-binge drinker
If you have a teetotaller or a non-binge drinker in the group, having like-minded company helps in resisting pressure to join in.
