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Have a Happy New Year's celebration ...and a safe one!

GasBuddy Blog -- Some of us will be drinking tonight, that much we all know.

It's the decisions we make after we've had a cocktail or two that may mean the difference between arriving home safely, or, arriving at a city morgue in a body bag.

That's a stark and scary thing to say but we hope it gets your attention. What some of us may not fully understand is how different types of drinks can hit us in different ways.

The conventional formula that "1 beer = 1 glass of wine = 1 shot of whiskey" is misleading and, unfortunately, too simplistic. While it's a good piece of communication to caution would-be drinkers especially that beer and wine is just as damaging to your sobriety as whiskey, it may lead some to disregard the alcohol...

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Submitted Dec 31, 2012 By: PD

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