If intelligence generally is protective against health risks, intelligence may perhaps moderate people’s behavior while drinking, rather than moderating the amount and frequency of drinking itself. Higher intelligence may be associated with a greater degree of self-control over intake, behavior while under the influence, and/or exposure to risky situations. If so, drinkers with higher intelligence may more often avoid adverse consequences of their drinking. Such a pattern of positive correlations with consumption but negative correlations with alcohol-related harm has previously been observed for socioeconomic status, and the notion that high SES groups consume more alcohol but experience less alcohol-related problems has been denoted the “Alcohol Harm Paradox” [25].
So basically you stupid if you drink too much??