Now I can drink without issue, and even in the beginning, I didn't have to do much. Eating something while drinking might slow things down. If I drink late, I may have to make a bathroom trip in the night now (I always could rely on that in the past, when things were newer; these days it is rare for me to have to wake up to use the bathroom at night; I sleep through the night, mostly).
I've found these days, though, less is more, and drinking slower works better for me, too. And I've always pounded water when I drink alcohol. Mostly I'm only a 1-2 drink drinker at my age now.