Canada’s new alcohol guidelines cut the number of drinks per week in the ‘low-risk’ category by almost half for women, and by more than half for men. Here’s how researchers came to these conclusions.
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The guidelines are informed by a review of the best available evidence. The less you drink, the lower the risk of harm to your health.
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Most of us wake up with a hangover after a big night. But some people also wake up with awful anxiety (‘hangxiety’) and can’t remember much of the night before because of memory blackouts. Here’s why.
New draft guidelines recommend limiting alcohol consumption to no more than ten standard drinks per week and no more than four standard drinks on any one day.
Women are catching up to men in rates of alcohol consumption and this has important implications for how we think about our community response to harmful alcohol use.
The new alcohol guidelines limit of 14 units a week for men and women hides a more complicated story.
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Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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Scientist, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and Professor of Psychology, University of Victoria
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Professor at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Surrey
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Senior Staff Specialist and Professor of Addiction Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
