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What is a safe level of alcohol consumption?
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There is no amount of alcohol consumption that is absolutely safe for all people, or any one person, under all circumstances. For some people, in some circumstances, safe drinking will mean no alcohol at all.
ALAC (The Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand) has established a set of upper limit guidelines for "safer drinking", based on medical and scientific research from New Zealand and overseas. The guidelines are based on the concept of standard drinks.
Standard drinks
A standard drink contains 10 grams of alcohol. A rough estimate of this would be:
- 330ml can beer alcohol
- 100ml glass table wine
- 30ml straight spirits
Although the drinks listed above are different sizes, each contains approximately the same amount of alcohol and counts as a single drink.
All alcohol containers now have a Standard Drinks content on the label. If you want to know the approximate number of standard drinks in different sized containers, the following website can help:
