“Heavy daily drinking ( ~ 1.5 ouncess of ethyl alcohol or greater/day) “
Isn’t that about 2 drinks a day? How is that “heavy drinking”? That’s not even enough to get more than a light buzz, because your liver can metabolize that much in a couple hours.
2 drinks a day is not “heavy drinking”. It’s a MADD statistic.
Try a fifth of vodka (or more) a day.
Whiskey, vodka and other “spirits” are generally 80 proof or ~40% alcohol. A 1 ounce “shot” or “drink” is .4 ounces of ethyl alcohol. Four drinks a day are the equivalent of 2 ounces of ethyl alcohol and is considered heavy drinking. Same principle applies to wine and beer (wine generally 12% alcohol and most beer ~ 4-5% alcohol.. You have to measure what you drink. Heavy is bad and takes its toll. Bad on the liver and brain and can also be associated with many cancers.