Standard Drinks

It is not always easy to determine exactly how much alcohol you’ve been drinking. Ultimately, it’s not how many drinks you have but rather the amount of alcohol you consume. In 2009, the National Health and Medical Research Council released revised Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol , which are based on the concept of a standard drink. According to these guidelines, one standard drink contains 10 grams of pure alcohol.

Other drinks will vary in their strength of alcohol and will therefore be equal to more or less than a standard drink.

For more information on the Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol, visit:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/your_health/healthy/alcohol/index.htm

Standard Drinks
http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/article.asp?ContentID=alcohol#standard

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