How many drinks do you guys actually have on a night out?

Alright to preface – I consider myself relatively a lightweight when it comes to drinking, and I’m also terrified of alcohol poisoning. After maybe 3 beers I’m a little tipsy and social, usually by 6 I’m really drunk. Most I’ve ever had in one night was 9. I had completely lost touch with reality by that point.

I see guys on social media talking casually about having anywhere from 12 to like 18 beers on a night out with friends. I feel like they have to be exaggerating for comedic effect, because I feel like 12 would have me in the ICU. I don’t know how anyone could genuinely have that much alcohol and survive. I can only imagine what the drunk has to be like. The hangover must last days.

So, when you’re out and you’re purposefully trying to get shitfaced, how many drinks do you usually go for?