He quit smoking cigarettes and social drinking of alcohol in his later years.
I found the idea of social drinking ludicrous - if you didn't want to get drunk, why not just have a Coke?
There are also the working hours of many offices, which extend deep into the evening and sometimes all but require social drinking afterward.
The people who go back to social drinking tend to be borderline.
With the time people seek out occasions where "social drinking" occurs.
Most people make the change from occasional social drinking to alcohol dependence gradually.
Other examples would be social drinking or sleep aids.
As president, he argued for "tolerance of social drinking."
The magazine, at 50 cents a copy, focuses on responsible social drinking.
Alcohol - where do you cross the line from social drinking to addiction?