Drinking guidelines

Links on the Internet with information on safe drinking guidelines.

Australian Drug Foundation (ADF)
Factsheet: What is a Standard Drink?
Drinking guidelines from the ADF.
Factsheet: Australian guidelines for low-risk drinking: for parents and workers
(31Kb pdf file)

Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC)
Low risk drinking: Drinking guidelines
Guidelines for safe drinking.
DrinkCheck
Drinkcheck is a questionnaire (both online and as a pdf) that helps you become aware of your drinking habits, and identifies whether you're at risk of alcohol-related harm. It is based on the World Health organization's AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Inventory Test), which is recognized as one of the best questionnaires for identifying hazardous or harmful behaviour. 
Standard Drink Calibration: An In-Depth Investigation of Volumes of Alcohol Consumed by Youth Uncontrolled Binge Drinkers and Adult Constrained & Uninhibited Binge Drinkers
Many drinkers actually consume much more than they realise. The primary objective of this research is to test the hypothesis that reported consumption in terms of "drinks" understates consumption if expressed in terms of standard drinks, and to provide in-depth information about exactly how much alcohol people are consuming. (April 2004) (316k pdf file)

Alcohol in Moderation (AIM)
Worldwide Recommendations on Alcohol Consumption

Australian Alcohol Guidelines
Website
A website developed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing and the National Health & Medical Research Council. It contains guidelines for safe alcohol consumption.

International Center for Alcohol Policies
International Drinking Guidelines
This reports examines recommendations on drinking and offers a comparison of existing drinking guidelines in a number of countries. December 2003 (pdf file)

National Alcohol Campaign
Website: Drinking Choices
A website developed by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing. It provides a range of alcohol related information such as how alcohol effects your health and behaviour, and laws that are relevant to NSW.

National Health and Medical Research Council
Australian Alcohol Guidelines: Health Risks and Benefits
This document contains information about enjoying alcohol yet avoiding or minimising its harmful consequences. October 2001 (875 Kb pdf file)
Alcohol and your health
A brochure stating recommended drinking guidelines.

The Right Mix
Standard Drinks Guide
Guidelines from the Australian Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs for the measurement of standard drinks.

WA Government: Drug & Alcohol Office
Drinking Guidelines and Standard Drinks Campaign 2002
This link has information about the campaign which aims to provide Western Australians with information on what constitutes low risk and high risk drinking levels and if people choose to drink what they need to do to avoid or minimise alcohol related harm. The campaign also aims to increase knowledge and understanding of standard drinks and factors that should be taken into consideration when monitoring consumption.