Tools on other sites

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There are a number of useful tools on other websites to help you monitor and reduce your drinking. Give them a try alongside our unit calculator and drink diary.

  • NHS Drinks Tracker - If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch you can download the free NHS Drinks Tracker from the iTunes app store. It allows you to keep a diary of your alcohol consumption and get feedback on your drinking. If you don’t own an iPhone or iPod Touch you can access a version of the app with any phone that has access to the internet.
  • Test your Knowledge - How much do you know about the effects of alcohol? This quiz from Cancer Research UK will soon tell you and give you more information on the effects of drinking.
  • NHS Drinking Self-assessment -  This tool designed by the NHS will help you assess the effects of your drinking. It also offers advice for those worried about their alcohol consumption on how to drink less.
  • Down Your Drink - A joint venture between a team at University College London Medical School and Alcohol Concern, Down your Drink is designed to help you work out if you’re drinking too much and if so, what you can do about it.
  • Drinkulator - The DRINKULATOR traffic light drink calculator enables you to check if your drinking puts you at risk.
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Miroslaw Jetka (Squiz), 10 Mar 2011.
Page checked on
17 Sep 2008
 

Understanding unit guidelines

You should not regularly exceed…

The government advises that women should not regularly drink more than the daily unit guidelines of 2–3 units, or…

  • 3 × 25ml shots of whiskey
  • 1.3 × 175ml glasses of white wine
  • 1.3 pints of 4% lager

The government advises that men should not regularly drink more than the daily unit guidelines of 3–4 units, or…

  • 4 × 25ml shots of whiskey
  • 1.7 × 175ml glasses of white wine
  • 1.7 pints of 4% lager
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