The Alcohol Free Social Life!

I came across this very interesting publication from the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK about alcohol and how many units of alcohol you might be drinking:

http://www.tinyurl.com/ydu49ws

It is a booklet which helps you to work out how many units of alcohol you are drinking, goes into some of the effects of excessive drinking and then gives some great advice on how to moderate your drinking. Here are their Top 10 tips for balancing your drinking.

Drinking and you:

10 ways to find the balance

1 Decide how many units you want to drink in an evening – and stick with it.

2 Reduce your units by choosing drinks that are not so strong.

3 Avoid ‘top-ups’ so you can keep track of your units.

4 Drink water before you go out. Then drink either water or a soft drink between each alcoholic drink.

5 Eat before you go out and while you are drinking.

6 If you think you may be drinking a bit much, set aside specific days in the week when you do not drink.

7 If you spend all your money on drink, take out less cash. Leave the credit cards at home.

8 Before you go out, think about how you are going to get home. If you are in a group, designate a nondrinking driver. Otherwise take a licensed taxi.

9 Don’t drink in rounds as you’ll tend to drink more.

10 Try not to go out too often with friends who drink heavily.

So this is a great resource for finding out clearly how many units you are drinking, what are the recommended safe limits and then what you can do about reducing your excessive drinking.

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