This is the time people get the flu. And the flu gets you dehydrated and that will get you drunk quicker. So be careful, and don't mix medicine and alcohol you might spend your New Year at the hospital.

If you had to drink whiskey with Coke remember that using Diet Coke will make you drunk faster. Sugar makes the alcohol metabolize slower and Diet Coke has an artificial sweetener that work the opposite.

Why Champagne "goes to your head"? It's the bubbles. Seriously, the CO2 works in your stomach and makes the blood absorb more alcohol.

If you can't make it to midnight it might be the food. People tend to look their best at the parties so they eat almost nothing. And that's a mistake. If you want to be almost sober even after as few drinks eat something that is the opposite of low fat. You can make it to 4 o'clock.

Being thin actually makes you more prone to intoxication.

Remember to sleep well. If you go to a party tired even a glass or two can be a real killer. Alcohol really enhances the effects of being tired.

And to end this we go to the scientists, they have two interesting opinions. Firstly Vodka will get you more drunk cause the alcohol in it absorbs easily. And secondly the older you get the easier you get drunk. Scientists mentioned that students drink a lot, mix alcohols and are ready to go to class the next day, but the same people a couple of years later need a few days even to get better after a night of drinking. They said that when you reach 25 years of age your body changes and enters a stage when you "just can't drink as much as you used to" it's got to do with metabolism that slows down when we age. So cheers and a Happy New Year.