How To Get Drunk Fast: 12 Steps (with Pictures) - WikiHow

Essential Safety Warning: If you're new to drinking, avoid “accelerating” how much time it takes you to get drunk. It takes up to an hour for your body to process alcohol, which makes it very easy to overdo it if you don’t know your limits.[1]

1. 1 Consume beers, wines, and ciders with a higher percentage of alcohol. Different beers, ciders, and other hard drinks have different alcohol content. You can usually see the alcohol content on the side of a bottle. A higher percentage means the drink is likely to get you drunk faster.[2]
   • Look for beers with 15-18% alcohol for the quickest buzz. They may come from smaller, more independent breweries as opposed to larger companies.
   • Even beers with around 7-11% alcohol content are quite potent. If you can't find something in the 15-18% range, see if you can find anything at around 11% alcohol.
   • Remember your limits. A few strong beers can really set you over the edge. Slow down the pace of you're drinking when you feel buzzed. If you start to feel dizzy or sick, this is a sign you need to stop drinking.
2. 2 Drink hard liquors and mixed drinks instead of beer. Hard liquors can get you drunk faster than beer or wine, as they have a higher alcohol content. Doing shots can be particularly useful, as you'll be absorbing high alcohol products very fast.[3] It’s not that hard liquors get you drunker than beer per se, just that you don’t have to drink as much liquid to catch a buzz so people tend to drink more.[4]
   • Keep in mind, depending on the bar, drinks will be stronger or weaker. Some bartenders may, for example, give you considerably more than a single serving of liquor in a mixed drink.[5]
   • You can also ask for a double of something. This gets you two shots of hard liquor in a single drink.
   • Liquor has a very high alcohol content. Overdoing it on liquor can land you sick. Try to stick to only one or two hard drinks.
3. 3 Opt for a diet mixers paired with hard liquors. Mixing spirits with diet mixers, like diet soda, gets you drunk faster. This may be because regular sodas are recognized as food, slowing down the body's absorption of alcohol. The body may not treat diet soda as food, allowing the alcohol to be absorbed quicker.[6]
   • People do not necessarily notice they're getting drunk faster when mixing spirits with diet mixers. If you're mixing liquor with diet soda, make sure to be aware you may be drunker than you realize.