So the big feast is tomorrow and you need a drink to serve the masses.

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And while some may feel like they need a drink or two to work up the courage to take the plunge ... alcohol isn't a good idea before taking a cold dip.

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Where the Pilgrims drank unpasteurized milk filled with potentially life threatening bacteria, we fret about drinking anything out of plastic containing BPA, even though Health Canada pointed out that we would need to drink more than 1, 000 liters a day to exceed the safety level (which has an additional safety factor to make the safe level even safer).

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But if you believe that alcoholism is defined by a preoccupation with drinking, a steady increase in the amount you need to drink in order to get the same effect, and an inability to give it up -- and most in the medical profession do -- then more and more women fit the profile quite nicely, though often come to the realization on their own.

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The first drink to relieve stress can lead to a need for two drinks to be able to relax.

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So when Walt stares over his drink at a defeated, broken Hank we need to think in circles as well.

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Thus having a drink at a bar with a friend may be satisfying both a thirst and a need for friendship (levels one and three).

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It is time that we really look at the materials we use in our daily lives, particularly the disposable ones, and ask if we really need something to last for hundreds of years when we just use it for 30 seconds to stir a drink?

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