I gave up my attempts of getting drunk the first time I got really really drunk (I drank a whole bottle of whisky, and then I did/said things I now really regret), at the age of 17.
Now, I drink a nice beer with friends so every now and then (and get a bit drunk by accident)
That's a lot nicer way I can tell ya!
(me sees under my grey eyebrows the young "breezer-sluts" in Lloret de Mar or Salou, and nods my head)