Remember that different alcohols have different strengths, and this will affect the associated numbers of units in a standard measure. To ‘reset’ your alcohol tolerance, take a break from drinking when you take it up again, get into the habit of having a few drink-free days each week. You may think that, because you have a higher alcohol tolerance, you can drink more units than recommended – but this is not a healthy approach! Having a high alcohol tolerance puts you at risk of alcohol dependence. It’s recommended that you space these drinks out over the course of the week, trying to leave two or three days on when you don’t drink any alcohol. 6 pints of beer and 5 small glasses of wine.2 (12.5% volume) bottles of wine and 3 single measures of spirits.4 pints of regular strength beer and 3 small glasses of wine.One (12.5% volume) bottle of wine and 4 single measures of spirits.Up to 17 units/standard drinks per week if you are a man.Up to 11 units/standard drinks per week if you are a woman.The current guidance is that, to keep your alcohol consumption under control, you should stick to the following units/standard drinks: What is the recommended alcohol intake per week? A standard measure of spirits in the UK, for instance, is 25ml and classed as one unit 35ml would be classed as a large measure and would contain around 1.4 units. Order the same drinks in Belfast or London and the units will usually work out differently. One standard drink, or one Irish unit of alcohol, ordered in a pub in Dublin equates to: In Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, a unit contains 8g of pure alcohol. In Ireland, a unit (or a ‘standard drink’) contains 10g of pure alcohol. The first thing to know is that alcohol units in Ireland are bigger than alcohol units in the UK. If you’re struggling to cut back your alcohol consumption, it would be worth familiarising yourself with how alcohol units work in Ireland. Factoring in the proportion of the population who don’t drink, it’s estimated that the average adult in Ireland drank the equivalent of almost 500 pints of beer in 2015. In 2016 that number went up by 4.8% to 11.46 litres. In 2015, pure alcohol consumption was 10.93 litres per person (over the age of 15). And according to one study, the average Irishman or woman is not only drinking too much alcohol, but they’re also drinking more and more each year. There’s nothing wrong with drinking in moderation – but drinking too much can pose all sorts of risks to our mental and physical health.
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