Alcohol
77% of adults in Britain don’t know how many units there are in a glass of wine — do you?
MYTH: Beer before liquor, never been sicker / liquor before beer, you're in the clearTRUTH: This urban legend just isn't true. Your blood alcohol content is what determines how drunk you are. It doesn't matter what type of alcohol you choose - a drink is a drink, and too much of any combination can make you sick.
The Department of Health advises that men should not regularly drink more than 3-4 units of alcohol per day and women should not regularly drink more than 2-3 units of alcohol per day
Alcohol
Excessive / Binge Drinking
Most people enjoy a drink from time to time and most of the time drinking doesn't cause any problems but drinking too much can be very harmful.
How many units are in your drink?
- 3 units
- 1 Pint of strong Lager or Cider
(5% vol. +) - 2 units
- 1 Pint of normal Bitter or Cider
- 2 units
- A small glass of Wine
(175ml) - 1.5 units
- 1 Alcopop
- 1 unit
- 1 measure of spirits
(25ml)
The above are estimated and you should always check to see what measure you are given.
