Alcohol Consumption Guidelines
Source:
Saunders, John B., and others (eds), 'Alcohol', in John Saunders, and others (eds), Oxford Handbook of Addiction Medicine, 3 edn, Oxford Medical Handbooks (Oxford, 2024; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 May 2024), https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780192844088.003.0010
Examples of standard drink sizes from around the world
Source:
Saunders, John B., and others (eds), 'Alcohol', in John Saunders, and others (eds), Oxford Handbook of Addiction Medicine, 3 edn, Oxford Medical Handbooks (Oxford, 2024; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 May 2024), https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780192844088.003.0010
Examples of national low-risk drinking recommendations [CL5] (or drinking guidelines if no low-risk recommendation is in place) and standard units
| Country | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). | nhmrc.gov.au |
| Canada | Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction | drinklesslivemore.ca |
| Europe | European Commission: National Drinking Guidelines and Standard Units for EU countries | knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu |
| France | Alcool Info Service | alcool-info-service.fr |
| Hong Kong SAR | Department of Health | change4health.gov.hk |
| Ireland | Health Service Executive (HSE) | hse.ie |
| Japan | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare | nippon.com nibn.go.jp (PDF) |
| New Zealand | Health Promotion Directorate, Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora | alcohol.org.nz |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Beverage Alcohol Forum | tbaf.org.tw |
| UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) | Department of Health and Social Care, UK | gov.uk |
| USA | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) | rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov |