I have a harder time stopping drinking when manic. During mania, I find myself drinking when out to 'take the edge off.' This increases the likelihood of me taking part in risky behaviors that have ended up hurting me emotionally, physically, etc. I've blacked out multiple times. It's nothing to mess around with. I still regret the things I've done; some incidents that ended traumatically. I can rarely stop at just one drink when I'm out somewhere and manic.

In a nutshell, drinking + mania=a very dangerous combination.