5 Alcohol-Monitoring Apps That Tell You When to Stop Drinking

• comments
• 
• 

Now, here's a sobering thought: having your phone remind you to stay within moderate guidelines of alcohol consumption. When nights go wild, one does not have the time and even the motivation to track down each alcohol intake and how it affects one's health, etc. When asked "How many beers have you had last night?", one can now have a straight answer.

Here are some apps that can be downloaded on smartphones and can be used for the greater good of personal health and sobriety:

DrinkControl (iTunes)

This app tracks and converts alcohol intake quantities, such as glasses, bottles or cans, into the standard units of alcohol. Moderate drinking guidelines are set and when one goes beyond the limit of said guidelines, it will let the user know. It also keeps track of how much one has spent on drinks so there will be no hard recall where all those dollars went.

R-U-Buzzed (iTunes)

Suggested by Men's Fitness, users need to enter weight, gender, hours spent drinking and amount of alcohol consumed. The good thing about this is it can help determine if the user is sober enough to drive because if not, the words, "you're buzzed" will be displayed on the screen. The GPS feature also helps users locate safer alternatives for a ride home.

Alcohol Calculator (Google Play)

It's most simple because just like a timer, the user taps the app upon start of drinking and taps the app again on the last drink. It claims to ensure the most accurate assessment of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). The problem is, what if user is too drunk to tap that last button?

AlcoDroid (Google Play)

This app plots BAC development and pings the user when he/she is above the legal limit. It also tracks drinking habits through a calendar that can be monitored daily, weekly or monthly.

Alcohol Tracker (iTunes and Google Play)

According to Medical Daily, this app establishes BAC guidelines based on the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK and the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety treatments. NHS recommends a rough equivalent of 6 ounces or 175ml of wine a day while men have a recommended daily m axiom of three to four units.

To really verify sobriety, it sends the user a validated questionnaire and other information that can help determine the effect of drinking to health, with every glass count added to the app. Other important tools include a number of a help line to call if things go overboard.