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Drinking levels and your risk

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Drinking levels and your risk

See if your current drinking levels are putting your health at risk.

Use the tool below and in four quick steps you’ll learn if your current drinking levels are putting you at increased risk of alcohol-related harm. You will then be able to set new goals if you would like to reduce your risk – you will also see the money and kilojoules you’ll save!

Reducing your risk

The first is by reducing how frequently you drink and the second is reducing how much you drink each time you drink by having fewer drinks or smaller pours. Use the tool below to enter your drinking goals that are realistic to what you think you can achieve. Don’t worry - we’ll provide you with tips to help you achieve your reduced drinking goals.

1. Set your pour

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2. I am...

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3. I often drink

4. The last time I drank I had

See my level of risk

Good work! You are drinking within the recommended guideline of no more than 2 standard drinks on any day to reduce the lifetime level risk* of alcohol-caused death.^

Remember any reduction in alcohol consumption is beneficial for your health, and your back pocket!

Good work! You are drinking within the recommended guideline of no more than 2 standard drinks on any day to reduce the lifetime level risk* of alcohol-caused death.^

Remember any reduction in alcohol consumption is beneficial for your health, and your back pocket!

Based on your current consumption levels, compared to others of the same gender who drank at the recommended guidelines of 2 standard drinks on any day, your lifetime level of risk* of alcohol-caused death^ is

times greater.

Annually your drinking is equal to:

Standard drinks consumed

Estimated dollars spent

Kilojoules from alcohol content alone

*The lifetime level of risk of a female who drank at the guidelines is 0.77 in 100 drinkers, compared to not drinking. The lifetime level of risk of a male who drank at the guidelines is 0.92 in 100 drinkers, compared to not drinking. ^Total risk of alcohol-related death from injury and disease.

Re-calculate My Results

Great job on deciding to reduce your drinking to reduce your risk

Well done! Based on your new consumption levels, you are drinking within the recommended guideline of no more than 2 standard drinks on any day to reduce the lifetime level risk* of alcohol-caused death.^

Based on your new consumption levels, compared to others of the same gender who drank at the recommended guidelines of 2 standard drinks on any day, your lifetime lefel of risk* of alcohol-caused death^ is now

times greater

Based on your current level of consumption you are drinking within the national alcohol guidelines.

Based on your current consumption levels your lifetime level of risk* of alcohol-caused death^ is times greater.

If you stuck to your drinking goals for 12 months you would be:

Drinking this many fewer standard drinks

Based on average price of a standard drink, saving up to

Reducing the number of kilojoules from alcohol content alone by

Oh no! Your risk factor has increased.

Oh no! Your risk is still
the same.

Based on your new consumption levels, you are drinking within the recommended guideline of no more than 2 standard drinks on any day to reduce the lifetime level risk* of alcohol-caused death.^

times greater

Based on your current level of consumption you are drinking within the national alcohol guidelines.

Based on your current consumption levels your lifetime level of risk* of alcohol-caused death^ is times greater.

This now means your level of consumption is equal to:

Standard drinks annually

Estimated dollars spent

Kilojoules from alcohol content alone