WHAT IS ALCOHOL ABUSE?
Alcohol abuse refers to a continued pattern of excessive drinking despite negative consequences, it includes:
Excessive drinking
This refers to when a person frequently exceeds the Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines of 14 units per week. That’s the same as:
Six pints of 4% ABV beer or
Six medium (175ml) glasses of 13% ABV wine.
14 units is the same as six medium-sized glasses of 13% ABV wine.
Binge drinking
Consuming more than six units of alcohol for both men and women is typically seen as binge drinking. That’s the same as:
Two large glasses of (250ml) of 12% ABV wine or
Two pints of 5% ABV beer or cider or
Six shots 40% proof clear spirits.
A binge is drinking any more than two large glasses of wine, two pints of 5% ABV beer or six shots of spirits in one ‘session’.
Alcohol abuse is not the same as alcohol dependence.
Alcohol dependence refers to when an individual displays a physical and/or psychological compulsion to drink. Please seek medical advice before changing your drinking if you think you’re alcohol dependent.
And if you’re unsure about how much you’re drinking take the alcohol test.
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