Alcohol and Substance Misuse

Alcohol

The recommendation for alcohol intake for women is no more than  2 – 3 units per day and 3 – 4 units per day for men, aim to have at least one or two alcohol-free days each week. If you can keep to these limits there will be no significant risks to your health. This does not mean that you can save up your daily units through the week and binge on the weekend!

Beware - drinking more than the recommended units in one session can be detrimental to your health.

Do you know your units?

Have a think about how many units you think you may drink during the week and then have a look at the information below and see how accurate you are!!

Type of Alcohol Units per Serving
330ml bottle of beer 1.7
440ml can of super strength lager 4
Pint of standard beer 2
1 pint of regular cider 2.8
275ml bottle of strong cider 2.3
50ml glass of sherry 0.9
275ml bottle of alcopops 1.4
35ml of whisky or brandy 1.4
35ml of gin/vodka or rum 1.3
175ml glass of wine (12% vol) 2.1
750ml bottle of wine/champagne (12% vol) 9

(source: Drinkaware)

How did you get on?  Do you need to change your drinking habits?

Cutting down on alcohol will also help to reduce your calorie intake, e.g. a standard glass of sweet wine (125ml) is about 165 calories!

Wales Drug & Alcohol Helpline

The Wales Drug & Alcohol helpline service, hosted by North Wales NHS Trust and funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, is a free and bilingual telephone helpline providing a single point of contact for anyone in Wales wanting further information or help relating to drug or alcohol issues.

The helpline will assist individuals, their families and carers to access appropriate local and regional services.

The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Freephone: 0800 6 33 55 88

Useful Links

In2Change Young Person's Drug and Alcohol Team - PDF format 282Kb Young Person's Drug and Alcohol Team - We provide a free and confidential service to young people aged 11-18 years

In2Change Young Person's Guide - PDF format 407Kb

In2Change Parents Guide - PDF format 375Kb

Alcohol Concern - Alcohol concern provides a number of fact sheets on all topics relating to alcohol.

CAIS - Local help for problems caused by the misuse of alcohol and drugs.

Talk to Frank - Information on the dangers of drug abuse.