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The less alcohol you drink, the lower your risk of harm. The Australian Alcohol Guidelines recommend you have:
If you drink alcohol, it can be helpful to review your intake to understand whether you could benefit from cutting back or giving up.
Cutting back or giving up on alcohol is especially important if drinking is impacting your daily activities, relationships, health, or wellbeing, or is putting you or others at risk.
Some signs you could benefit from reducing your drinking or giving up alcohol include:
There are several Australian tools that can help you assess your alcohol intake and the risk it might be placing on your health and wellbeing. Two tools we suggest:
A doctor is a great source of advice and support for cutting down on or giving up alcohol.
By checking in with your doctor you can seek advice, discuss any concerns, and understand the positive impact reducing alcohol has on your health.
To find a local GP go to healthdirect.gov.au or call 1800 022 222.
There are a range of benefits that come from cutting back on alcohol. People who stopped drinking alcohol for one month reported the following benefits in a recent study:
Drinking alcohol less often, and remaining within the Australian Alcohol Guidelines, also reduces your risk of serious disease and injury.
Related information
To find a local GP, you can call 1800 022 222 or visit healthdirect.gov.au. To find a local psychologist, visit psychology.org.au/find-a-psychologist. If you need other support to reduce your drinking, you can contact the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline on 1800 250 015.
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