Rethinking Drinking
A new government website called “Rethinking Drinking” is designed to help drinkers detect if their drinking habits are leading them down a destructive path. The website includes quizzes and questionnaires that probe users to reconsider their choices, habits and perspectives on alcohol.
According to the NIAAA, most people are at a low risk for alcohol problems if they stay within these limits: For men, no more than four standard size drinks on any single day, and no more than 14 weekly. For women, no more than three drinks in a day and seven weekly.
The site offers strategies for cutting back on alcohol and making healthier choices. “Most people don’t know what ‘drink responsibly’ means — they think it means not getting tanked,” says Mark Willenbring, director of treatment and recovery research at the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. “But there are levels of drinking that raise your risk for alcohol problems just like high cholesterol raises your risk for heart disease.”
In a society where happy hour is as much part of the day as lunch hour, this website offers people a real way to measure “casual drinking”.
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April 10th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
thanks for the blog.
good site you mention, always great to have information out there that’s available to those who are searching!