Following the Guidelines keeps the risk of harm from alcohol low, but it does not remove all risk. Healthy adults drinking within the guidelines less than a 1 in 100 chance of dying from an alcohol-related condition.

Guideline 1: Reducing the risk of alcohol-related harm for adults

• To reduce the risk of harm from alcohol-related disease or injury, healthy men and women should drink no more than 10 standard drinks a week and no more than 4 standard drinks on any one day. The less you drink, the lower your risk of harm from alcohol.

Guideline 2: Children and people under 18 years of age

• To reduce the risk of injury and other harms to health, children and people under 18 years of age should not drink alcohol.

Guideline 3: Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding

• To prevent harm from alcohol to their unborn child, women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy should not drink alcohol. For women who are breastfeeding, not drinking alcohol is safest for their baby.