There is no posek anywhere, at any time mimitzrayim v’ad henah who says that there is a chiyuv for anyone, at any age, to drink to the point that they cause themselves permanent physical harm. People do this to themselves regularly on purim and simchas Torah. There is a mitzvah to drink and to get drunk, but no mitzvah to be a danger to yourself and others. I personally don’t start the very heavy drinking until after mincha when I’m home for the seuda already so that I’m no more than mildly buzzed and in full control before then.
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